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United States Patent | 6,056,761 |
Gia ,   et al. | May 2, 2000 |
A solderless sacrificial link between a detachable member which is placed at and is intended to remain at a desired site within the mammalian body and the core wire used to introduce the detachable member. The detachable member device may be one used to create emboli in the vascular system or may be of any other type deliverable into the human body and detached into an ionic aqueous environment, either for later removal or permanent placement.
Inventors: | Gia; Son (San Jose, CA); Doan; Hong (Santa Clara, CA); Pham; Pete Phong (Fremont, CA); Sepetka; Ivan (Los Altos, CA); Chee; U. Hiram (San Carlos, CA); Mariant; Michael (San Jose, CA); Kupiecki; David (San Francisco, CA) |
Assignee: | Target Therapeutics, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 743494 |
Filed: | November 4, 1996 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 017/08 |
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