Patent ID: 9125659
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for positioning within a blood vessel for treatment of an aneurysm, said device including a plurality of woven members, wherein said woven members form a lattice structure along the length of said device, wherein the density of the lattice structure is between about 25 to about 50 picks per inch, each of said woven members comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, said outer surface being configured for positioning adjacent an inner wall of a vessel, and said outer surface forming a portion of an outer circumference of said device between first and second ends of said device, said plurality of woven members forming a plurality of openings extending between adjacent members of the device, said outer surfaces of the plurality of woven members comprising between about 20 percent to about 50 percent of a total circumferential area of said device; wherein the device is configured to freely bend 90 degrees about a fulcrum upon application of a bending moment of 0.005 lb-in to the device, and to be compressed to 50% of an original diameter of the device upon application of a force of less than 10 grams, when the device is fully deployed from a delivery catheter.