Patent ID: 8926650
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An occlusive device, comprising: an elongate pusher member having a distal end and a proximal end and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends; an elongate releasing member having a distal end and a proximal end, the elongate releasing member being slidable within the lumen of the elongate pusher member; a retaining member bonded to the interior of the distal end of the elongate pusher member, the retaining member having a recess, an angled surface within the recess, and a finger portion having an aperture sized to receive the distal end of the elongate releasing member; and an occlusive element including a securing member positioned at a proximal end of the occlusive element, the securing member comprising a loop which is wrapped around the finger portion, wherein the securing member is secured to the finger portion and bears upon the angled surface within the recess when the elongate releasing member is disposed in the aperture of the finger portion, and is unsecured and slides along the angled surface to exit the recess when the elongate releasing member is retracted proximally from the aperture of the finger portion, wherein the occlusive element comprises a coil, and the securing member loop is a proximal winding of the coil.