Patent ID: 7241301
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus deployable in a blood vessel to alter flow to an aneurysm packed with aneurysm coils, comprising: a base having a vessel facing side and an aneurysm facing side; the base comprising a shape sufficient to substantially cover a neck of the aneurysm, the base adapted to reside in the vessel; a connector; the connector formed as a coil and adapted to connect to the aneurysm coils separately packed into the aneurysm; at least one of the base or the connector comprising a carrier, a binder, and a growth factor; and the connector coupled to at leas tone of the aneurysm facing side and the vessel facing side, wherein the connector anchors the base about the neck of the aneurysm to alter flow about the aneurysm and allow flow through the vessel.