Guidewire apparatus for temporary distal embolic protection
US6911036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1015
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire apparatus for use during percutaneous catheter interventions, such as angioplasty or stent deployment. A protection element comprising a filter or an occluder is mounted near the distal end of a steerable guidewire, which guides a therapeutic catheter. The guidewire apparatus comprises a hollow shaft movably disposed about a core wire and, optionally, a slippery liner interfitted there between. The shaft and core wire control relative displacement of the ends of the protection element, causing transformation of the protection element between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration.
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