New Fully Retractable Embolization Coil for Peripheral Vasculature

Published date : 24 April 2013
Article date : 22 April 2013

MedGadget reports that Cook Medical has launched a .035 inch embolization coil for blocking or moderating blood flow through peripheral veins and arteries. They say that the Retracta Detachable Embolization Coil is designed for more precise placement and has a radiopaque marker at the detachment point. The coil is retractable to repositon prior to detachment. (Please note that the coil cannot be reconnected once detached as suggested in Medgadget's article below).

Source: MedGadget

Read the full article here.

Read Cook Medical's press release here

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