What are some examples of embolization devices?
Doctors have used coils, lasers, glues, polyvinyl alcohol, and gelatin sponges, among others, to stop the blood flow to abnormal groups of blood vessels. Since the mid 1970s, they have also used cyanoacrylate, which is the generic name of several substances, some of which are sold under the trade names of Superglue® and Krazy Glue.
