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Percutaneous catheter directed intravascular occlusion devices
Assignee: AGA Medical Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-14
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2016-05-14
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a method of forming a medical device and medical devices which can be formed in accordance with the method. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of a) providing a metal fabric formed of a plurality of strands formed of a metal which can be heat treated to substantially set a desired shape; b) deforming the metal fabric to generally conform to a surface of a molding element; c) heat treating the metal fabric in contact with the surface of the molding element to substantially set the shape of the fabric in its deformed state; and d) removing the metal fabric from contact with the molding element. The resulting metal fabric will define a medical device which can be collapsed for passage through a catheter or the like for deployment in a channel of a patient's body. Medical devices made in accordance with this method can have varying structures.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Kotula
- 👤 Kurt Amplatz
- 👤 Curtis Amplatz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12122; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12168; A61B17/12172; A61B17/12177; A61F2/01; A61F2/0105; B; B21; B21F; B21F45/00; B21F45/008; A61B2017/00526; A61B2017/00575; A61B2017/00592; A61B2017/00606; A61B2017/00615; A61B2017/00831; A61B2017/00867; A61F2/95; A61F2002/016; A61F2002/018; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30092; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2210/0019; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0041; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0006; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0078; A61F2230/008; A61F2240/00; A61F2240/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising a plurality of metal strands woven into a tubular woven metal fabric having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a means for securing each end attached to said tubular woven metal fabric, thereby gathering said strands and inhibiting unraveling of the strands, said tubular woven metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, said expanded preset configuration being in a shape of a bell and deformable to a lesser cross-sectional dimension for delivery through a channel in a patient's body, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising a plurality of metal strands woven into a tubular woven metal fabric having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a means for securing each end attached to said tubular woven metal fabric, thereby gathering said strands and inhibiting unraveling of the strands, said tubular woven metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, said expanded preset configuration being in a shape of a bell and deformable to a lesser cross-sectional dimension for delivery through a channel in a patient's body, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The medical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for securing each end has a threaded bore for rotational attachment to a delivery device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The medical device as recited in claim 2, further including an occluding fiber retained within a hollow central portion formed by said tubular woven fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The medical device as recited in claim 1, wherein the metal fabric is manufactured from an alloy selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, nickel-titanium, and cobalt-chromium-nickel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The medical device as recited in claim 4, further including an occluding fiber retained within a hollow central portion formed by said tubular woven fabric.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The medical device as recited in claim 1, further including an occluding fiber retained within a hollow central portion formed by said tubular woven fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising: a tubular woven metal fabric including a plurality of braided strands and having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a clamp attached to said metal fabric to thereby gather said strands together and inhibit unraveling of the strands, said metal fabric having a collapsed configuration for delivery through a channel in a patient's body and a generally dumbbell shaped expanded preset configuration for substantially creating an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, the metal fabric in its expanded configuration having two expanded diameter portions and a reduced diameter portion disposed between the two expanded diameter portions, each expanded diameter portion having an inner and outer wall, wherein the inner wall of at least one of the expanded diameter portions is generally concave.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
134 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising: a tubular woven metal fabric including a plurality of braided strands and having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a clamp attached to said metal fabric to thereby gather said strands together and inhibit unraveling of the strands, said metal fabric having a collapsed configuration for delivery through a channel in a patient's body and a generally dumbbell shaped expanded preset configuration for substantially creating an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, the metal fabric in its expanded configuration having two expanded diameter portions and a reduced diameter portion disposed between the two expanded diameter portions, each expanded diameter portion having an inner and outer wall, wherein the inner wall of at least one of the expanded diameter portions is generally concave.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The medical device as recited in claim 7, further including an occluding fiber retained within a hollow central portion formed by said generally dumbbell shaped expanded configuration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising a tubular woven metal fabric including a plurality of braided strands and having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a clamp attached to said tubular woven metal fabric to thereby gather said strands together and inhibit the strands from unraveling, said tubular woven metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, said expanded preset configuration being deformable to a lesser cross-sectional dimension for delivery through a channel in a patient's body, wherein the expanded preset configuration comprises two expanded diameter portions and a reduced diameter portion, said reduced diameter portion having a length approximating a thickness of a patient's atrial septum, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
A collapsible medical device, comprising a tubular woven metal fabric including a plurality of braided strands and having a proximal end and a distal end, each end having a clamp attached to said tubular woven metal fabric to thereby gather said strands together and inhibit the strands from unraveling, said tubular woven metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ, said expanded preset configuration being deformable to a lesser cross-sectional dimension for delivery through a channel in a patient's body, wherein the expanded preset configuration comprises two expanded diameter portions and a reduced diameter portion, said reduced diameter portion having a length approximating a thickness of a patient's atrial septum, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The medical device as recited in claim 9, wherein said clamp has a threaded bore adapted for rotationally receiving a delivery device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The medical device as recited in claim 9, further including an occluding fiber contained within a hollow center portion formed by said tubular woven metal fabric.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The medical device as recited in claim 9, wherein the metal fabric is manufactured from an alloy selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, nickel-titanium, and cobalt-chromium-nickel.
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