Patent ID: 7691115
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An occlusion device comprising: a first occluding body; a second occluding body; and a center assembly comprising a proximal hub attached to the first occluding body, a distal hub attached to the second occluding body, a flexible tubular fabric connector having a proximal end attached to the proximal hub and having a distal end attached to the distal hub, and a safety tether extending through a center of the flexible tubular fabric connector between the proximal hub and the distal hub, wherein the safety tether has a proximal end attached to the proximal hub and a distal end attached to the distal hub, wherein the proximal end of the safety tether extends through the proximal hub and out a side of the proximal hub and the distal end of the safety tether extends through the distal hub and out a side of the distal hub.