US Patent 10182822 Embolization device

In an embolization device (1) with a main body (3) and with at least one thrombogenic fiber (2), which main body can be converted from an elongate primary shape to a secondary shape, the at least one thrombogenic fiber (2) is arranged in a configuration wound around the main body. In a method for producing an embolization coil of this kind, a primary coil (30) forming a main body (3) of the embolization coil (1) has at least one thrombogenic fiber (2) wound around it, and the primary coil (30) is converted in shape to a secondary coil.