title: A history of detachable coils: 1987-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The development of detachable coils is one of the most pivotal developments in neurointervention, providing a tool that could be used to treat a wide variety of hemorrhagic stroke. From the original Guglielmi detachable coil, a number of different coil designs and delivery designs have evolved. This article reviews the history of commercially available detachable coils.
  
  
  METHODS
  A timeline of detachable coils was constructed and coil design philosophies were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A complete list of commercially available coils is presented in a timeline format.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Detachable coil technology continues to evolve. Advances in construction and design have yielded products which may benefit patients in terms of safety, radiation dose reduction and cost of treatment. Continued evolution is expected, irrespective of competing disruptive technologies.
authors: Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Ferdinand K
authors: FK
authors: Hui
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Fiorella
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Masaryk
authors: Peter A
authors: PA
authors: Rasmussen
authors: Jacques E
authors: JE
authors: Dion
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: History