A delivery wire assembly for delivering an occlusive device to a location in a patients vasculature, includes delivery wire conduit defining a conduit lumen, a core wire disposed in the conduit lumen, the core wire having a distal detachment zone, and an enhancing coil disposed around the distal detachment zone, the enhancing coil configured to transfer a distally directed force from the delivery wire assembly to objects located distal of the delivery wire assembly without damaging the distal detachment zone. In one embodiment, the enhancing coil includes a proximal section having a first diameter, a distal section having a diameter larger than the diameter of the proximal section, and a transition section connecting the respective proximal and distal sections, wherein the transition section flares radially in a distal direction.
