Patent ID: 7608058

Claim:
An apparatus for release and deployment of a stretch resistant therapeutic device within a patient's vasculature, comprising: a vasoocclusive coil having a proximal end and a distal end, said vasoocclusive coil defining a lumen having a length between said proximal and distal ends; an elongated pusher member having a distal end adjacent to said proximal end of said vasoocclusive coil; a connector fiber detachably mounting the vasoocclusive coil to the pusher member for placement of the vasoocclusive coil within the vasculature, wherein said connector fiber can be severed by heating of the connector fiber; a loop attached at the proximal end of the coil as a socket, said loop detachably mounting said vasoocclusive coil to the distal end of the pusher member; an electrical resistance heater wire disposed adjacent to said connector fiber, said electrical resistance wire being connected to a control unit for heating and thereby severing said connector fiber; and a stretch resistant member extending throughout the length of said lumen of said vasoocclusive coil, said stretch resistant member having a first end and a free second end, said stretch resistant member being doubled and forming a loop at said free second end, said stretch resistant member only being fixedly attached to said vasoocclusive coil at said first end to said distal end of said vasoocclusive coil, and said connector fiber extending through said loop of said stretch resistant member to detachably connect said stretch resistant member to the distal end of the elongated pusher member to allow for placement of the vasoocclusive coil within the patient's vasculature.