Patent ID: 9549740
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An embolic agent apparatus adapted for use with an electrical system having a first polarity and an opposite polarity, the embolic agent apparatus comprising: an embolic agent with at least two or more segments, each segment of the embolic agent having a proximal end, a middle portion, and a distal end; a detachment element containing an electrolytically corrodible metal separating each embolic agent segment providing a plurality of electrolytic detachment sites along the embolic agent; and a catheter for guiding the embolic agent to the target tissue, wherein the catheter defines a lumen adapted to pass the embolic agent, wherein the catheter includes an opposite polarity electrical current conducting wire secured within a wall of the catheter up to an opposite polarity electrical contact located near the distal end of the catheter but spaced radially outside the lumen, the electrical contact operable to allow the operator to position a particular detachment element near the opposite polarity electrical contact without the opposite polarity electrical contact directly contacting any part of the embolic agent and electrolytically detach the embolic agent intracorporeally.