Patent ID: 7938845
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vaso-occlusive device, comprising: a plurality of outer primary coils each having a respective proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen; a plurality of stretch-resisting members each extending through at least a portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of coil lumens and being coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of primary coils; and a plurality of anchor assemblies, each one of said plurality of anchor assemblies being located within a corresponding one of the plurality of coil lumens, each of the anchor assemblies comprising an anchor coil having an attachment member at a distal end of the anchor coil, and a closed loop link having a first end coupled to the anchor coil attachment member in a manner so as to form a flexible joint between the anchor coil attachment member and the link, the link having a second end coupled to an adjacent one of the plurality of stretch-resisting members.