US 5,250,071 · Granted 1993-10-05
Detachable embolic coil assembly using interlocking clasps and method of use
This invention is a surgical instrument and specifically is a device for delivering an embolic coil to a selected site within the vasculature of a human body via use of a catheter. In particular, the device uses embolic coils having interlocking clasps on the coils which are secured to each other by a control wire within the catheter. Retraction of the control wire into the catheter body uncouples the distal coil.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 5,250,071
- Filing date
- 1992-09-22
- Grant date
- 1993-10-05
- Assignee
- Target Therapeutics, Inc.
- Inventor(s)
- PALERMO; THOMAS J.
- CPC class
- A45D42/24
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