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Soft-ended fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices

Details

Inventors: Doan, Hanh; Nguyen, Kim; Doan, Hong; Gia, Son M.; Ho, Liem;
Assignee: Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jackson; Gary
Assistant Examiner:
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 device is made up of a binder, often radio-opaque, which may be short in length by comparison to the length of the included thrombogenic fibers. The fibers form the other portion of the device. At least one end of the device includes a solid but comparatively soft end typically made of a molten mass of the fibers. 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, a longer fiber bundle, and at least one solid but soft end.
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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