Patent ID: 7300458
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An expandable medical implant for implantation in a vessel, comprising: a mesh structure comprising a first plurality of mesh cells, the mesh structure having a proximal end and a distal end; a tapering portion comprising a second plurality of mesh cells, the tapering portion disposed toward the proximal end of the mesh structure; and a connection point, at which the tapering portion converges, located at a proximal end of the tapering portion, a first guide wire detachably coupled and proximally extending from the connection point; wherein the implant is performed by curling the mesh structure such that a seam extends along the longitudinal axis of the implant; wherein the implant is delivered in a volume-reduced form having overlapping edges; and wherein the mesh structure partially uncurls such that the implant assumes a volume-enlarged form to provide wall opposition to the vessel, and wherein the volume-enlarged implant takes the form of a tube tapering toward the connection point and the tube further comprises substantially open ends.