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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
David D. Grewe, Grand Junction, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 5/02158 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61F 2/2475 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and devices with an implantable, intravascular filter for preventing emboli from traveling into brain and causing a stroke or transient ischemic attack are disclosed. In particular, an implantable, intravascular device having a filter element, a pressure sensor, and a valve is disclosed. The valve is biased into a closed configuration and changes into an open configuration upon a predetermined pressure drop across the filter. Systems comprising an external device at least one implantable device are also disclosed.