An artery, vein, aneurysms vascular malformation or arterial fistula is
occluded through endovascular occlusion by the endovascular insertion of
a platinum wire and/or tip into the vascular cavity. The vascular cavity
is packed with the tip to obstruct blood flow or access of blood in the
cavity such that the blood clots in the cavity and an occlusion if
formed. The tip may be elongate and flexible so that it packs the cavity
by being folded upon itself a multiple number of times, or may pack the
cavity by virtue of a filamentary or fuzzy structure of the tip. The tip
is then separated from the wire mechanically or by electrolytic
separation of the tip from the wire. The wire and the microcatheter are
thereafter removed leaving the tip embedded in the thrombus formed within
the vascular cavity. Movement of wire in the microcatheter is more easily
tracked by providing a radioopaque proximal marker on the microcatheter
and a corresponding indicator marker on the wire. Electrothrombosis is
facilitate by placing the ground electrode on the distal end of the
microcatheter and flowing current between the microcatheter electrode and
the tip.REEAXMINATION RESULTS The questions raised in reexamination
request 90/007,231, filed Oct. 4, 2004 have been considered and the
results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes
the reexamination certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 307 as provided in 37
CFR 1.570(e), for ex parte reexaminations, or the reexamination
certificate required by 35 U.S.C. 316 as provided in 37 CFR 1.99(e) for
inter partes reexaminations.