| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical device for insertion into a blood vessel of a body so as to treat a vascular disease and a malformation. A system and method for treating an aneurysm or other vascular disease or disorder. The expandable device 150 for placement in the blood vessel, the mechanically expandable device includes the membrane 160. Also disclosed are delivery devices constructed and arranged to position the expandable device such that the outer surface of the expandable device engages the inner surface of the blood vessel and maintains a fluid path through the blood vessel. It may be used to treat various types of aneurysms, including, but not limited to, intracranial, spindle-shaped, serous, saccular, carotid-cavernous sinus fistula, and combinations thereof. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1 |