Intravascular filter and method
US8303618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A filter disposed at the distal end of an elongate guidewire. Catheters are provided for delivering the filter to, and retrieving the filter from, a treatment site. The catheters can be over-the-wire or single operator exchange. The catheters include a housing for receiving the filter therein. The housing has an atraumatic distal end.
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