Medical device for manipulation of a medical implant
US7658747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to medical devices for manipulating medical implants such as, for example, stents, distal protection filters, and septal occluders in a patient's body, and the methods of use thereof. Generally, a medical device of the invention includes a sleeve and an expandable component joined to the sleeve which transitions between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration for capturing a medical implant in a patient's body.
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