Patent ID: 6936055
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vaso-occlusive system, comprising: a vaso-occlusive device for occluding an aneurysm, the vaso-occlusive device having a first shape when being delivered to the aneurysm, and a second shape that is different from the first shape when the vaso-occlusive device is delivered within the aneurysm; and a retainer assembly for retaining the vaso-occlusive device in the aneurysm, the retainer assembly comprising a core wire, an array element, and a joint between a distal end of the core wire and the array element, wherein the array element has a delivery shape when retained within an elongate tubular delivery device, and a deployed shape when outside the elongate tubular delivery device, and the joint is comparatively more susceptible to electrolytic severability than the core wire and the array element.