Patent · US Expired

Embolic protection device

US6997938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 2002
Grant dateFeb 14, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0093
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Catheters for retrieval or delivery of an embolic protection device from the vasculature comprise an outer sheath having a side opening for receiving a guidewire with an embolic protection device at distal end and an inner shaft having a port and a plurality of flush holes in addition to the port. Methods for retrieving and delivering an embolic protection device are disclosed.

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