Patent ID: 8267923
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for bridging a neck of an aneurysm, comprising: a delivery catheter defining a lumen, the delivery catheter having an open distal end in communication with the lumen; an elongated tubular member slidably disposed within the lumen of the delivery catheter, the elongated tubular member defining a lumen; a neck bridge detachably mounted on a distal end of the elongated tubular member, the neck bridge configured for placement within or across the neck of the aneurysm, and comprising a vaso-occlusive element detachably coupled to a core wire slidably disposed within the lumen of the elongated tubular member, wherein the vaso-occlusive element may be extended through the respective distal end openings of the elongated tubular member and delivery catheter for placement in the aneurysm.