Patent ID: 7621928

Claim:
An apparatus to inhibit flow to an aneurysm packed with coils, the apparatus comprising: a base having a vessel facing side and an aneurysm facing side; the base when deploy being larger than a neck of the aneurysm and comprising a shape sufficient to cover the neck of the aneurysm such that the base is adapted to remain in the vessel and external to the aneurysm whereby blood flow through the vessel is maintained; and a connector attached to the aneurysm facing side of the base, the connector comprising at least a connector coil, at least the connector coil is adapted to extend from the base only partially into the aneurysm, the connector coil couples to the coils packed in the aneurysm when deployed, wherein the connector is adapted to anchor the base about the aneurysm to inhibit flow into the aneurysm.