Intracorporeal occlusive device and method
An intracorporeal space filling device and a delivery system and method for using the device is disclosed. The space filling device is preferably configured for percutaneous delivery from a peripheral conduit of a patient. The space filling device has an elongated tubular or interconnected bead structure which may have a transmutable material disposed within it. The transmutable material can be altered from a non-rigid state to a rigid state by the application of various types of energy or by other suitable means. The space filling device can be positioned by a delivery system and detached from the delivery system after desired positioning is achieved.
1 . An intracorporeal space filling system comprising a space filling device having an elongated longitudinal member and a transmutable material disposed about the elongated longitudinal member and being transmutable from a non-rigid state to a substantially rigid state within a patient's body, and a delivery system having an elongate shaft with a distal end and a proximal end and a detachment mechanism disposed on the distal end of the elongate shaft and the first end of the space filling device detachably secured to the detachment mechanism.