Ballstent device and methods of use

摘要: What is disclosed are medical devices comprising a rounded, thin-walled, expandable metal structure ("ballstent") and flexible, elongated delivery device ("delivery catheter") systems methods of use for treating saccular vascular aneurysms with the devices. Ballstents comprised gold, platinum, or silver that can be compressed, positioned in lumen an aneurysm, expanded to conform shape aneurysm disclosed. The external surface ballstents configured promote local thrombosis growth tissue into around wall ballstent order seal fix place aneurysm. also release drugs pharmacologically active molecules, such as those thrombosis, cell proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition, growth.