Patent ID: 8926681
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an aneurysm at a junction of a bifurcation having an afferent vessel and efferent vessels, the aneurysm having a neck and a fundus, the method comprising: advancing a catheter proximate to the junction of the bifurcation, the catheter at least partially containing a generally spherical vascular remodeling device in a compressed state, wherein the device comprises a plurality of polymer filaments; positioning the device at the junction of the bifurcation; and withdrawing the catheter and leaving the device at the junction of the bifurcation, wherein a distal end of the device acts as a scaffolding to inhibit herniation of objects out of the neck of the aneurysm and wherein the device permits perfusion of fluid to the efferent vessels, and wherein proximal ends of the plurality of polymer filaments are coupled together by a bioabsorbable coupling at a proximal end of the device, wherein the coupling is configured to bioabsorb more quickly than does the plurality of polymer filaments, and wherein the proximal ends of the plurality of polymer filaments are configured to extend toward the afferent vessel after bioabsorption of the coupling.