Patent ID: 9566071
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61L

Claim:
1. A vascular implant system, comprising, in combination: an implant assembly including an elongate pushing member having a proximal end and a distal end, an implant coupled to the distal end of the elongate pushing member, and an electrolytically detachable zone proximate the distal end of the elongate pushing member, the electrolytically detachable zone comprising a stainless steel wire having a diameter at the electrolytically detachable zone of between about 0.0015″ and about 0.0025″ and having an electrolytically detachable zone length of between about 0.002″ and 0.008″, wherein the implant is configured to be electrolytically detachable from elongate pushing member at the electrolytically detachable zone; an electrical power supply configured to electrically couple to the implant assembly at the proximal end of the elongate pushing member, the electrical power supply having a voltage of between about 11.5V and about 17.0V and configured to operate at a current between about 1.4 mA and about 2.4 mA, whereby electrolytic detachment is achieved in less than about 10 seconds.