Spiral vaso-occlusion coil

- Target Therapeutics, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the spiral vaso-occlusion coil embodying my design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the spiral vaso-occlusion coil embodying my design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the spiral vaso-occlusion coil embodying my design;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof.

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Other references
  • Domestic Product Catalog, Target Therapeutics.RTM., Target Therapeutics, Inc., 47201 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94537-5120, 4 pages total, Apr. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D407818
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 31, 1995
Date of Patent: Apr 6, 1999
Assignee: Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Fremont, CA)
Inventors: Michael Mariant (San Jose, CA), Thomas J. Palermo (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Application Number: 0/37,001
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Clamp Or Forceps (28) (D24/143); Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)
International Classification: 2402;