Convertible embolic protection devices and methods of use
US8480702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An embolic protection device for removing emboli from a blood vessel in a patient's body. The device comprises a mesh element being expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration and an elongate tubular element having a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a lumen between the proximal and distal openings. The lumen has a diameter large enough to slideably accommodate a standard guidewire. The mesh element is disposed on the elongate tubular element.
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