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Patent USRE42756 - Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn artery, vein, aneurysm, vascular malformation or arterial fistula is occluded through endovascular occlusion by the endovascular insertion of a platinum wire and/or tip into the vascular cavity. The vascular cavity is packed with the tip to obstruct blood flow or access of blood in the cavity such...http://www.google.com/patents/USRE42756?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent USRE42756 - Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUSRE42756 E1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/377,894Publication dateSep 27, 2011Filing dateMar 15, 2006Priority dateMar 13, 1990Also published asUSRE41029Publication number11377894, 377894, US RE42756 E1, US RE42756E1, US-E1-RE42756, USRE42756 E1, USRE42756E1InventorsGuido Guglielmi, Ivan SepetkaOriginal AssigneeThe Regents Of The University Of CaliforniaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (309), Classifications (45) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEndovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulasUS RE42756 E1Abstract An artery, vein, aneurysm, vascular malformation or arterial fistula is occluded through endovascular occlusion by the endovascular insertion of a platinum wire and/or tip into the vascular cavity. The vascular cavity is packed with the tip to obstruct blood flow or access of blood in the cavity such that the blood clots in the cavity and an occlusion if formed. The tip may be elongate and flexible so that it packs the cavity by being folded upon itself a multiple number of times, or may pack the cavity by virtue of a filamentary or fuzzy structure of the tip. The tip is then separated from the wire mechanically or by electrolytic separation of the tip from the wire. The wire and the microcatheter are thereafter removed leaving the tip embedded in the thrombus formed within the vascular cavity. Movement of wire in the microcatheter is more easily tracked by providing a radioopaque proximal marker on the microcatheter and a corresponding indicator marker on the wire. Electrothrombosis is facilitate by placing the ground electrode on the distal end of the microcatheter and flowing current between the microcatheter electrode and the tip.
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