EXPANDABLE BODY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE

Disclosed herein are medical devices comprising a single-lobed thon-walled, expandable body ("ballstent" or "blockstent") and a flexible, elongated delivery device ("delivery catheter") and systems and methods for use for occluding segments of blood vessels and other bi...

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Hauptverfasser: Stephenson, Katherine, Franano, Nicholas
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Zusammenfassung:Disclosed herein are medical devices comprising a single-lobed thon-walled, expandable body ("ballstent" or "blockstent") and a flexible, elongated delivery device ("delivery catheter") and systems and methods for use for occluding segments of blood vessels and other biological conduits. Expandable bodies comprising gold, platinum or silver that can be compressed, positioned in the lumen of an aneurysm or blood vessel, and expanded to conform to the shape of the aneurysm or segment of blood vessel or biological conduit are disclosed.