Device and method for providing protection from emboli and preventing occulsion of blood vessels
US5152777A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing protection from emboli and prevention of occlusion in blood vessels entailing the use of a temporarily emplaced, complaint and conformable trap which may be removed when medically necessary and which will not damage the architecture of the blood vessel.
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