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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Elad Israel Levy, Amherst, NY (US);
Earl Slee, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Sanjay Shrivastava, Irvine, CA (US);
Victoria Schuman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Andy Huynh, Westminster, CA (US);
Wenfeng LU, Irvine, CA (US);
Elad Israel Levy, Amherst, NY (US);
Earl Slee, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Sanjay Shrivastava, Irvine, CA (US);
Victoria Schuman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Andy Huynh, Westminster, CA (US);
Wenfeng Lu, Irvine, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A generally spherical vascular remodeling device is permanently positionable at a junction of afferent and efferent vessels of a bifurcation having an aneurysm. After positioning the device at the junction to substantially conform the device to the shape of the junction, the device acts as a scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of the aneurysm and the device permits perfusion to the efferent vessels. Positioning the device may include deployment and mechanical or electrolytic release from a catheter. Embolic material may be inserted in the aneurysm before or after positioning the device. The device may have a first end, a second end substantially opposite to the first end, and a plurality of filaments extending between and coupled at the first end and the second end. Such devices may be football shaped, pumpkin shaped, or twisted. The device may include a plurality of loops forming a generally spherical shape.