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Self-expanding detachable occlusion device composed of nitinol mesh or a nitinol framework with an occlusive membrane, delivered through a catheter or sheath.
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Vascular plug
Vessel occlusion plug
Three-panel learning framework
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What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Provides controlled mechanical vessel occlusion using self-expanding plug devices. Typical applications include vessel sacrifice, shunt or collateral occlusion, pulmonary arteriovenous malformation treatment, and other medium- or small-vessel embolization tasks.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
A vascular plug provides focal mechanical occlusion with a single self-expanding implant; larger Amplatzer™ plugs and microcatheter-deliverable MVP™ plugs represent different delivery scales within the same concept.