What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Metallic coils delivered through a catheter or microcatheter; pushable coils are advanced irreversibly, whereas detachable coils remain connected until intentional release.
07-05
Embolization coils (pushable and detachable)
Pushable and detachable coils
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Provides focal or segmental mechanical occlusion using pushable or detachable coils. Typical applications include vessel sacrifice, pseudoaneurysm or aneurysm embolization, bleeding control, variceal or collateral embolization, and other targeted occlusion tasks.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
Pushable coils are advanced irreversibly once released from the delivery catheter, whereas detachable coils permit controlled positioning and potential repositioning before final detachment.