Single access flow-reversal catheter devices and methods
US9084857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1015
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments herein include devices and methods directed toward creating reverse flow within a vessel and thereby providing protection against embolic debris. Embodiments comprise a catheter and a plurality of occluders that are expandable and adjustable within a lumen to create low-pressure areas that reroute blood flow and embolic debris therein.
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