#$%^&*AU2013201605A120130411.pdf#####FLEXIBLE VASCULAR OCCLUDING DEVICE Abstract A self-expanding occluding device (30) implantable across an aneurysm (10) in a blood vessel (13) of a patient, the device comprising a plurality of strands (31, 32) braided together, at least some of the said strands (31, 32) comprising a first material and having a first width and at least some of said strands comprising a second material and having a second width smaller than the first width, wherein the device (30) when in a blood vessel (13) in an expanded state has a porosity between said strands configured to direct blood flow away (1) from an aneurysm and configured to allow blood flow to branch vessels.
