Patent ID: 7608089
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly for occluding a vascular site of a human or veterinary patient, the assembly comprising: a vaso-occlusive coil; a pusher member comprising an elongate core wire having a distal end and a junction comprising a severable segment susceptible to electrolysis located proximal to the distal end of the elongate core wire; a coupling comprising a proximal mounting coil mounted on the distal end of the elongate core wire and a distal mounting coil mounted to the vaso-occlusive coil; and a flexible sleeve comprising an elastomeric polymer fixedly secured to a periphery of the proximal mounting coil and the distal mounting coil, the flexible sleeve being configured such that the proximal mounting coil and the distal mounting coil pivot relative to each other about a pivot point, and wherein the proximal mounting coil and the distal mounting coil are contained in the flexible sleeve in a spaced apart configuration and remain in the spaced apart configuration within the flexible sleeve after the severable segment has been severed.