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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Richard S. Kusleika, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22067 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, method, and system of deploying an embolic protection device at a location distal to a treatment site in a vessel of a patient. A delivery catheter is encircled by a sealing member which is expandable from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration. The device creates a seal to prevent the flow of blood during the treatment of vascular disease. A distal protection element is delivered by the delivery catheter and deployed to filter or remove embolic debris.