CPC A61B 17/0057 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/12122 (2013.01); A61B 17/12172 (2013.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01); A61B 17/12022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00615 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); D10B 2509/08 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A base body for fabricating a medical implantable device, the base body having a first end and a second end, the base body comprising:
a braiding made of wires, each wire having a length extending between two ends, the braiding having a sack shape including a tapered end, wherein the sack shape comprises a single layer defining a substantially enclosed interior cavity,
wherein, the wires are intertwined from a middle region of said length in a direction outward from a center region of the first end of said base body towards the second end of said base body, and wherein said ends of said wires are converged at said second end of said base body only; and,
wherein the base body is configured to form the medical implantable device after heat setting, the medical implantable device comprising a distal retention area at the first end of the base body opposite the tapered end.
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