(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,635,069 Bi
Teoh et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 21,2003
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Gloria M. Hale
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Robins & Pasternak LLP
(57) ABSTRACT
Vaso-occlusive devices with made of non-overlapping turns of a primary coil are described. Also described are methods of making and using these devices.
22 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
