Low-profile distal protection device
US7716801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49801
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A distal protection device captures debris during vascular procedures. In order to reduce the profile of the device, the thickness of the distal protection element is reduced in one or both of the end regions, either by reducing the thickness of filaments which form the distal protection element, or by removing portions of those filaments altogether. Various methods of reducing the thickness of the end regions and different profiles that can be created by the reduction are disclosed.
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