Patent ID: 8235047

Claim:
An occluding device for a patient's body lumen, comprising: a. a first spider segment having a first expansive element having a first end secured to a central location in the occluding member and a non-traumatic end radially spaced from the first end when in an expanded configuration and, at least one additional expansive element having a first end secured to the central location in the occluding member and a non-traumatic end radially spaced from the central location in the expanded configuration; and b. a second spider segment axially spaced from the first spider segment, having a first expansive element having a first end secured to the central location in the occluding member and a non-traumatic end radially spaced from the first end when in an expanded configuration and at least one additional expansive element having a first end secured to the central location in the occluding member and a non-traumatic end radially spaced from the central location in the expanded configuration; wherein each non-traumatic end is a separate, discrete mesh pad with fibers attached thereto, and each separate, discrete mesh pad is bonded onto a respective expansive element and configured to face an adjacent wall of the body lumen when in the expanded configuration in the body lumen.