Patent · US Expired

Filter retrieval catheter

US6974468B2 · kind B2 · utility

44Cited by

31References

40Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eric DoBrava · Crystal, US
Jeffrey H. Vogel · Brooklyn Park, US
Brian J. Lowe · Zimmerman, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2001
Grant date	Dec 13, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0006
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and devices for retrieving a filter fixed to a guidewire disposed within a blood vessel are disclosed. A catheter for retrieving a filter fixed to a guidewire disposed within a blood vessel in accordance with the present invention includes an elongate shaft and a housing fixed to the elongate shaft proximate a distal end thereof. A tip member is slidingly disposed within a cavity defined by the housing. In a preferred embodiment, the tip member is configured such that the housing is substantially centered about the guidewire. In another preferred embodiment, the tip member is slidingly disposed within the housing, and the tip member may be moved between a first position and a second position.

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