Distal protection device and method
US7094249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09183
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device adapted for deployment in a body vessel for collecting floating debris and emboli in a filter. The device includes a collapsible proximally tapered frame for operably supporting the filter between a collapsed insertion profile and an expanded deployment profile. The tapered collapsible frame includes a mouth which is sized to extend to walls of the body vessel in the expanded deployed profile to seal the filter relative to the body vessel for collecting debris floating in the body vessel.
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