Patent ID: 6187027
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An occlusive device for occluding a lumen or cavity in a mammal comprising:(a) a substrate adapted for placement in a lumen or cavity; and(b) a plurality of fibers, each of said fibers extending from said substrate at an interface therebetween and being secured to said substrate by heating at least one of either said substrate or said fiber wherein said substrate comprises a coil with a multiplicity of windings defining a lumen, and wherein said coil comprises a metal or metal alloy, wherein each of said fibers extends from said lumen, between immediately adjacent windings of said coil, and externally of said coil, wherein each of said fibers has first and second portions and a middle portion extending therebetween, at least one portion of said middle portion being secured to said coil between adjacent windings, said end portions being external to said coil, and wherein said first end portion extends from said coil at a first location and said second end portion extends from said coil at a second location at least 90 degrees opposed to said first location on the radial aspect of said coil.