Patents Assigned to TW Medical Technologies, LLC
  • Vaso-occlusive devices and methods of use
    Patent number: 9060777
    Abstract: Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. For example, described herein are expandable vaso-occlusive implants that include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter. In particular, the expandable implants described herein are configured to allow relatively soft and elongate implants to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: TW Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Wallace, E. Skott Greenhalgh
  • Vaso-occlusive devices including a friction element and methods of use
    Patent number: 9011482
    Abstract: Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. The vaso-occlusive implants described herein include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter as well as a friction element between the soft braided member and the coil. The friction element allows the relatively soft and elongate implant to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: TW Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Wallace, E. Skott Greenhalgh