Patent ID: 8398671
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A delivery wire assembly for delivery of an occlusive device to a location in a patient's vasculature, comprising: a delivery wire conduit having a proximal tubular portion coupled to a distal coil portion, the respective tubular and coil portions defining a conduit lumen, wherein a proximal end of the proximal tubular portion tapers down in cross section in a proximal direction from a distal larger diameter region to a proximal smaller diameter region; a core wire disposed in the conduit lumen, the core wire having a distal end detachably coupled to an occlusive device; and an electrical contact coupled to a proximal end of the core wire and disposed around the smaller diameter region of the proximal tubular portion of the delivery wire conduit, the electrical contact and Core wire forming a first conductive path, wherein the electrical contact has first and second longitudinal ends, and wherein the first longitudinal end is coupled to the proximal tubular portion of the delivery wire conduit and to the core wire with an electrically conductive adhesive.