Abstract: A vascular implant may comprise at least a first layer having one or more drawn fill tube wires (DFT wires) and at least a second layer having one or more non-DFT wires. The first layer may be braided from only a single DFT wire, and the second layer may be braided from a plurality of non-DFT wire. A vascular implant may also include a connecting wire composed of a shape memory alloy and that is shape set prior to connection to one or more implant layers composed of DFT wires.

Abstract: A system and method of delivering and detaching an implant within a body of a patient is described. A tether connects an implant with a delivery device. The delivery device includes a heater through which the tether passes. The inner lumen of the delivery system pusher may accommodate the lead wires which connect to the heater.

Abstract: The embodiments presented herein relate to concepts designed to eliminate the gap between a catheter and guide wire that can otherwise contribute to a catheter getting stuck within the vasculature. In an example embodiment, a microcatheter with an enlarged distal section is described. The enlarged portion of the microcatheter may be located close to the inner diameter of the guide catheter in order to reduce any open space between the microcatheter and the guide catheter, and the guidewire can be placed through the microcatheter and used to guide the system. The microcatheter can include one or more marker bands to aid in aligning the microcatheter correctly relative to the guide catheter. After the guide catheter and microcatheter are tracked to the appropriate treatment site, the microcatheter can then be used to deploy various medical devices to treat a patient.

Abstract: An implantable embolic device having a stretch-resistant member passing therethrough that also serves as a tether for connecting the device to a delivery system. The stretch-resistant member is attached at a proximal and distal end of the device and extends proximally to the delivery device. The proximal attachment point serves to isolate a distal, stretch resisting segment of the member from axial tension placed on a proximal, connecting section of the member. Thus, the portion of the stretch-resistant member being used to connect the embolic device to a delivery device may be placed under tension without placing tension or distorting the implant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medical devices including occlusion devices, clot retrieval systems, and stents. More particularly, the medical devices described herein measure characteristics for intravascular treatment sites. The medical devices may include pressure sensors and/or length sensors that may be used to determine the effectiveness of the medical devices during or after treatment. These sensors may be particularly helpful when used on an occlusion device or a clot removal device.

Abstract: An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state which in some embodiments can be locked to maintain its fixed configuration.

Abstract: Compositions are described comprising a polymer; a non-physiological pH solution; and a visualization agent; wherein the polymer is soluble in the non-physiological pH solution and insoluble at a physiological pH. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use.

Abstract: A powered catheter and/or powered catheter system is described. The catheter includes a catheter hub with one set of contact components that are configured to connect to a mating cable with a corresponding second set of contact components. The mating cable can be part of another device, such as a controller or power source.

Abstract: Implant engagement mechanisms are disclosed for maintaining engagement with a stent until it has been fully deployed and expanded from a catheter or sheath. The apparatus, method and system involving these engagement mechanisms allow a physician to withdraw or retract a sheath prior to full deployment, thereby allowing for redeployment of the stent at a more desirable position.

Abstract: Liquid embolic preparations and medical treatment methods of using those preparations are described. In some embodiments, the preparations or solutions can transition from a liquid to a solid for use in the embolization. The preparations can include biocompatible polymers with covalently bound radioactive iodine isotopes.

Abstract: A delivery adapter which may be used as an interface between a syringe and a catheter hub is described.

Abstract: A detachment system for an implant is described having a first detachment mechanism and a second detachment mechanism. Either or both of the first or second detachment system may be activated by the user depending on certain conditions or if one of the detachment mechanism fails.

Abstract: A vascular implant may comprise at least a first layer having one or more drawn fill tube wires (DFT wires) and at least a second layer having one or more non-DFT wires. The first layer may be braided from only a single DFT wire, and the second layer may be braided from a plurality of non-DFT wire. A vascular implant may also include a connecting wire composed of a shape memory alloy and that is shape set prior to connection to one or more implant layers composed of DFT wires.

Abstract: Embolic coils with detachable segments that are separated by detachment capsules that are thermolytically degradable such that varying lengths of coil may be implanted into a vascular malformation to occlude same. The capsules are radiotransparent when compared to the adjoining coil segments to the location of the segments is easily seen. The capsules further include protruding electrical contacts that make positive contact with terminals on a delivery catheter. The terminals on the delivery catheter serve as markers so the relationship between the detachment capsules and the terminals is easily visible under x-ray.

Abstract: Described are medical devices including expandable tubular bodies configured to be implanted into a lumen, wherein the outer surface of the expandable tubular bodies are coupled to a polymer(s).

Abstract: Catheters are described that have improved flow characteristics that may be particularly helpful when delivering embolic agents within a blood vessel. One catheter includes a fluid flow modifier that is configured to create laminar fluid flow out of a distal end of the catheter to help reduce turbulence and achieve predictable fluid movement. Another catheter includes scavenging ports that are configured to suction in embolic agents that have refluxed proximally back from a distal end of the catheter.

Abstract: A catheter that decreases in stiffness (i.e., increases in flexibility) toward a distal end of the catheter and then increases in stiffness (i.e., decreases in flexibility) further toward the distal end. Thus, a distal portion of the catheter, including its distal tip, may have a greater stiffness than a penultimate distal portion of the catheter immediately adjacent proximally to the distal portion. The penultimate distal portion may have a substantially uniform stiffness before transitioning to a penultimate proximal portion in which the stiffness ramps up. The penultimate proximal portion may transition to a proximal portion having a substantially uniform stiffness that is greater than the stiffnesses of the remaining portions. The manner by which the stiffness is varied along the length of the catheter may vary, including but not limited to various properties of an outer jacket, coiled wire, braided tubular mesh layer, inner coil, and/or radiopaque marker, among others.

Abstract: An implant delivery system may have a pusher. The pusher may have an elongated shape. A distal end of the pusher may be configured to connect to an implant. The implant delivery system may have a tether connected to the pusher and to the implant. The implant delivery system may have a heating element mounted over the tether biased to contract a first surface of the heating element towards a second surface of the pusher. The implant delivery system may have an expander disposed between the first surface of the heating element and the second surface of the pusher. The expander may be configured to melt, allowing the first surface to contact the second surface, upon activation of the heating element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medical devices including occlusion devices, clot retrieval systems, and stents. More particularly, the medical devices described herein measure characteristics for intravascular treatment sites. The medical devices may include pressure sensors and/or length sensors that may be used to determine the effectiveness of the medical devices during or after treatment. These sensors may be particularly helpful when used on an occlusion device or a clot removal device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inner support catheter comprising an elongated catheter body with a distal region having a constrained linear shape and an unconstrained shape. The distal region includes a distal first section and a proximal second section that forms a major curve with the proximal second section in the unconstrained shape. In the unconstrained shape, the proximal second section lies substantially in a first reference plane, while the distal first section is positioned at least partially outside of the first reference plane. This configuration may allow for improved maneuverability and flexibility of the inner support catheter during medical procedures.