This is an implant for placement in the human body and a wire coupled to the implant for placing that implant. In the illustrated embodiment, it is an implant for use in the vasculature of the human body and is used to occlude a cavity in that vasculature as a portion of a treatment regimen. The implant...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6620152?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6620152 - Method and apparatus for fast electrolyitic detachment of an implant