Patent ID: 7128736

Claim:
An aneurysm retainer assembly deliverable through a vascular catheter, comprising: a vaso-occlusion device retainer subassembly comprising a junction region, a plurality of radially extending members, each member having a proximal end and a distal end, the respective proximal ends fixedly attached to said junction region, the respective distal ends configured for non-traumatic tissue contact in order to retain said retainer subassembly at a site in a body, and a fabric fixedly attached between ones of said plurality of members, said retainer subassembly having a first delivery shape during delivery and a second deployed shape, different than the first delivery shape, after said retainer subassembly is delivered to the site, an elongated delivery member, and an electrolytically severable joint which is integrally continuous between said retainer subassembly and said elongated delivery member, severable upon application of a suitable current to said joint.