Patent ID: 6066133
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming an occlusion within a body cavity comprising:a wire adapted to be disposed near an opening into said body cavity;a separable distal tip of said wire adapted for disposition into said body cavity to form said occlusion within said body cavity about said distal tip; anda selectively detachable coupling between said distal tip and said wire characterized by detachment of said distal tip from said wire without necessarily displacing either said distal tip or said wire during detachment to leave said distal tip within said body cavity with said occlusion being formed within said body cavity,whereby said body cavity is occluded by said distal tip, and an occlusion is formed by use of said tip without necessarily altering desired placement of said distal tip during detachment or applying any force by said distal tip to any surface within said body cavity by reason of said detachment.