Patent ID: 11877753
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A system for treating a patient, the system comprising:
a catheter;
at least one retention element slidably disposed within the catheter;
a liquid embolic material flowable through a lumen of the catheter;
a pushrod comprising an elongate body slidably disposed within the catheter; and
a detachable link disposed on the elongate body, the elongate body being one of an electrolytically severable segment, a mechanical link, and a thermally severable segment;
wherein the system is configured such that when the catheter is positioned in a body lumen and the catheter is retracted relative to the pushrod or the pushrod is advanced relative to the catheter, the at least one retention element and the liquid embolic material are delivered from the catheter into the body lumen and wherein the at least one retention element is configured to move from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration within the body lumen and retain the liquid embolic material substantially proximal to the at least one retention element within the body lumen.