Embolic protection device having a reticulated body with staggered struts
US7850708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0662
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An embolic protection device for capturing emboli during treatment of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel is disclosed. The device comprises a basket and a filter attached to the basket. The basket has a deployed state and an undeployed state. The basket includes a reticulated body having an outer diameter. The reticulated body includes a plurality of struts connected together in a singly staggered configuration distally along a longitudinal axis to a distal end. The plurality of struts of the reticulated body is configured to fold along the longitudinal axis. The basket has a proximal stem proximally extending from the body. The filter portion has a lip attached to the distal end defining an opening of the filter portion when the basket is in the deployed state for capturing emboli. The filter portion extends from the lip to a filter end.
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