Patent ID: 6599299
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of occluding a body lumen, the method comprising:providing a device comprising a plugging means adapted for occluding the body lumen and a delivery means, wherein the plugging means has a plurality of openings and the delivery means is detachably coupled to the plugging means; inserting said device into the body lumen with the plugging means entering the lumen first; advancing said device through said body lumen to a target site; injecting a biological bonding agent into the delivery means; sliding the bonding agent down to the plugging means; extruding said bonding agent through the openings of said plugging means; binding said plugging means onto interior wall of said body lumen; detaching the delivery means from said plugging means; and withdrawing said delivery means from said body lumen, leaving said plugging means inside said body lumen.