EXPANDABLE VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES HAVING SHAPE MEMORY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

摘要

In some aspects, the present disclosure is directed to vaso-occlusive devices comprise a device portion and one or more expandable components which comprise a shape memory material and which expand laterally outward from the device portion upon being subjected to an activating stimulus. Other aspects of the disclosure pertain to systems containing such devices and methods of forming vascular occlusions using such devices.