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 Fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices

Details
Inventors: Sepetka, Ivan; Gia, Son M.;
Assignee: Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Buiz; Michael Powell
Assistant Examiner: Shai; Daphna
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP

This is a micro-vaso-occlusive device intended generally for occlusion of small arteries located distally in the vasculature. The invention is made up of a binder portion, often radio-opaque, which is short in length in comparison to the length of the included thrombogenic fibers. The fibers from the other portion of the device. The micro device may have multiple binder sections. The fibers may be straight, looped, or tufted.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION This is a vaso-occlusive device made up of at least one short retainer and a longer fiber bundle.
The retainer may be radio-opaque.
The fibers may be straight, looped, or tufted.
The primary use of the device is in the very small vessels at the distal portion of the vasculature.



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