Vasoocclusive device for treatment of aneurysms

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PATENT NO 6616617
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09762539

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The three dimensional device is adapted to be inserted into a portion of a vasculature for occluding the portion of the vasculature for use in interventional therapy and vascular surgery. The device is formed from a multi-stranded microcable having a plurality of flexible strands of a shape memory material and at least one radiopaque strand. The device can be bundled by an outer cover to constrain the strands of the micro-cable about a longitudinal axis to produce a composite banded cable. The radiopaque strand can have a core strand with a plurality of intermittently spaced apart enlarged radiopaque portions that may be a plurality of beads of radiopaque material spaced apart and mounted on the core strand, or a plurality of coils intermittently wound about and spaced apart on the core strand.

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MICRUS CORPORATION495 CLYDE AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ferrera, David A Manhattan Beach, CA 96 11780
Kurz, Daniel R Sunnyvale, CA 39 3776
Larsen, Julia A San Mateo, CA 3 342
Lei, Lok A San Jose, CA 13 1977

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