Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Ben Arcand

Zachary J Tegels

Liliana Atanasoska

Robert Warner

Adam Jennings

Rajesh Radhakrishnan

Tom Holman

Yixin Xu

Michael Kuehling

Dave McMorrow

Dominique Seidel

Erin Guest

Jim Anderson

Al Utke

Kyle Hendrikson

Greg Dallman

Tim O'connor

Allen UtKe

John Kremer

Jan Weber

Kyle Henderickson

James Lee Iii Shippy

Embolic protection filtering devices and methods for making and using the same. An example embolic protection filter device may include an elongate shaft. A filter may be coupled to the shaft. The filter may include a filter frame and a filter membrane having a plurality of apertures formed therein attached to the filter frame. The filter may be configured to shift between a first collapsed configuration and a second expanded configuration. The apertures may have a first shape when the filter is in the first configuration and a second shape when the filter is in the second configuration.

Embolic protection devices with an improved filter membrane

A side catheter branch of a catheter assembly is oriented with respect to the main or side balloons of a catheter assembly. In some examples, the orientation is accomplished by connecting the side catheter branch to the main and/or side balloons or waist portions thereof. In other examples, the side catheter branch is positioned within the folds of the main or side balloons during assembly of the catheter assembly. In this manner, the side catheter branch remains in a known orientation with respect to the main and/or side balloons prior to and/or after deployment.

Locating side catheter branch relative to inflation portion

An endoprosthesis includes a body defining a flow passage therethrough. The body is capable of maintaining patency in a blood vessel and includes iron or an alloy thereof. The body has a nano-structured surface comprising iron oxide in which the individual nano-structures have a height to thickness aspect ratio of at least 5:1.

Endoprostheses

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