Patent ID: 8029466

Claim:
An apparatus for release and deployment of a stretch resistant therapeutic device within a patient's vasculature from an elongated pusher member, comprising: a vasoocclusive coil having a proximal end and a distal end, said vasoocclusive coil defining a lumen between said proximal and distal ends, and said vasoocclusive coil having a displaced coil segment at the proximal end of the vasoocclusive coil; a stretch resistant member extending through said lumen of said vasoocclusive coil, said stretch resistant member being fixedly attached to said vasoocclusive coil, and said stretch resistant member being disposed about said displaced coil segment; and means for detachably mounting said displaced coil segment to the distal end of the elongated pusher member to allow for placement of the vasoocclusive coil within the patient's vasculature.