Inventors:
Louis Damiano - Westminster MA, US
James Delaney - Billerica MA, US
John Croteau - Woonsocket RI, US
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN
International Classification:
A61B019/00
US Classification:
604/403000, 604/408000, 604/415000
Abstract:
Embolic devices and methods for mixing and delivering embolic material in a sterile environment facilitate delivery of the embolic material directly into a patient thereby preventing the embolic material from becoming contaminated. Such devices include a sealable container couplable to a syringe, a dissolvable caplet or gel-cap including a solid or liquid embolic material, a sealed vial with a breakable neck containing an embolic material, and a flexible container including internal compartments separated by breakable membranes.