Patent ID: 9561036
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A method of treating an aneurysm, the method comprising: providing a first catheter directed to a location of the aneurysm, the first catheter having a first lumen for coil delivery, and the first lumen having a first lumen diameter; (a) inserting a first coil or coils into the first catheter, the first coil(s) having a first coil diameter; (b) delivering the first coil(s) through the first catheter to the location of the aneurysm, the first coil(s) exiting the first catheter and forming a first coil frame at the location of the aneurysm; (c) providing a second catheter or partitioner, which nests within the first catheter, the second catheter or partitioner having a second lumen that has a second lumen diameter that is smaller than the first lumen diameter, the second catheter or partitioner also directed to a location of the aneurysm; (d) inserting a second coil into the second lumen of the second catheter or partitioner, the second coil having a second coil diameter that is smaller than the first coil diameter; and (e) delivering the second coil through the second catheter to the location of the aneurysm, the second coil exiting the second catheter and forming a second coil frame at the location of the aneurysm.