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Fast-detaching electrically insulated implant
Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-08-29
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Granted: 2000-12-05
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Expires: 2017-08-29
Abstract
Abstract This is an implant for placement in the human body and an assembly for so placing that implant. Most desirably, it is an implant for use in the vasculature of the human body and is used to occlude some space in that vasculature as a portion of a treatment regimen. The implant itself is preferably a component of a deployment device using an electrolytically severable joint. The implant component is at least partially covered with a highly resistive or insulative covering. The highly resistive or insulative layer or covering appears to enhance the susceptibility of the electrolytic joint to quick erosion and thus detachment of the implant. Although the implant itself is preferably a vaso-occlusive device, it may instead be a stent, a vena cava filter, or other implant which may be installed in this manner. The implant may be independently coated with insulative or resistive material or may be formed using a material with such as tantalum, which forms such an insulator or resistor in situ.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael P. Wallace
- 👤 Mehran Bashiri
- 👤 Chad C. Roue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/95; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12113; A61B17/12131; A61B17/1214; A61B17/12145; A61B17/1215; A61B17/12154; A61B2017/1205; A61B2017/12054; A61B2017/12063; A61F2/01; A61F2/0105; A61F2/011; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/88; A61F2/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
An implant for placement in the human body comprising an implant member of a size and configuration suitable for implantation in the human body and having a proximal end and a distal end and having an implant member core at least partially covered with an inorganic insulative covering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
An implant for placement in the human body comprising an implant member of a size and configuration suitable for implantation in the human body and having a proximal end and a distal end and having an implant member core at least partially covered with an inorganic insulative covering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The implant of claim 1 further comprising an electrolytically severable joint attached to said implant member proximal end, said electrolytically severable joint being relatively more susceptible to electrolysis in an ionic solution than is said implant member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein said implant member at least partially comprises an oxide-forming material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The implant of claim 2 wherein said implant member at least partially comprises an oxide forming material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein said implant member comprises an implant member core at least partially covered by a oxide-forming member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The implant of claim 2 wherein said implant member comprises an implant member core at least partially covered by an oxide-forming material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the implant member is a stent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the implant member comprises a vena cava filter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The implant of claim 1 wherein the implant member comprises a helically wound coil having a proximal end and a distal end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The implant of claim 9 wherein the helically wound coil implant member further comprises a stretch resistant member extending at least partially from said proximal end to said distal end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The implant of claim 10 wherein the stretch resistant member comprises polypropylene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The implant member of claim 1 wherein the implant member comprises a braid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vaso-occlusive device for occluding a space within a human body comprising a tantalum occluding member at least partially covered with tantalum oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vaso-occlusive device for occluding a space within a human body comprising a tantalum occluding member at least partially covered with tantalum oxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 13 wherein said tantalum occluding member has a proximal end and a distal end and further comprising an electrolytically severable joint attached to said tantalum occluding member proximal end, said electrolytically severable joint being relatively more susceptible to electrolysis in an ionic solution than is said tantalum occluding member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 13 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a coil.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 14 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a coil.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 13 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a braid.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 14 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a braid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 15 herein the helically wound coil implant member has a proximal end and a distal end and further comprises a stretch resistant member extending at least partially from said proximal end to said distal end.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 19 wherein the stretch resistant member comprises polypropylene.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 16 herein the helically wound coil implant member has a proximal end and a distal end and further comprises a stretch resistant member extending at least partially from said proximal end to said distal end.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 21 wherein the stretch resistant member comprises polypropylene.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
59 words
A vaso-occlusive device for occluding a space within the human body comprising: (a.) a tantalum occluding member having a proximal end and a distal end, and (b.) an electrolytically severable joint attached to said tantalum occluding member proximal end, said electrolytically severable joint being relatively more susceptible to electrolysis in an ionic solution than is said tantalum occluding member.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
59 words
A vaso-occlusive device for occluding a space within the human body comprising: (a.) a tantalum occluding member having a proximal end and a distal end, and (b.) an electrolytically severable joint attached to said tantalum occluding member proximal end, said electrolytically severable joint being relatively more susceptible to electrolysis in an ionic solution than is said tantalum occluding member.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
16 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 23 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a helically wound coil.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
The vaso-occlusive device of claim 23 wherein the tantalum occluding member is a braid.
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