Patent ID: 7087072
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of making an occlusion device with an articulated center section, the method comprising: forming a left part and a right part, each part comprising a body and a terminal end ball located on an end of the part, wherein the diameter of the ball is greater than the diameter of the body; inserting the left part into a left sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; inserting the right part into a right sleeve so that the terminal end ball sits inside the sleeve and the rest of the part comes out an opening in the sleeve; connecting the left and right sleeves together to secure the terminal end balls inside the center sleeve; connecting a first occluding body to the left part; and connecting a second occluding body to the right part.