Patent ID: 6923822
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical device for vessel occlusion, the medical device comprising: an elongated body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen disposed therethrough, at least part of the proximal end portion of the elongated body having an outer cross-sectional dimension less than an outer cross-sectional dimension of another portion of the proximal end portion of the elongated body; a balloon disposed at the distal end portion of the elongated body, the balloon in fluid communication with the lumen; an opening defined at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the opening being in fluid communication with the balloon via the lumen; and a valve body moveably disposed at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the valve body movable between a closed position and an open position, the valve body configured to engage an exterior surface of the proximal end portion of the elongated body, distal to the opening, to seal the opening when the valve body is in the closed position.