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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Keystone Heart Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Keystone Heart, Ltd., Ceasarea, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61F 2/011 (2020.05); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, the invention features an intravascular device, a delivery system, and methods for filtering or deflecting emboli or other large objects from entering a protected secondary vessel or vessels The intravascular device of the invention may prevent passage of a particle in a blood vessel from passing through a filter supported by a frame, upper and lower stabilizers, and a wire. The wire may be used to stabilize the device upon its deployment and installation within a blood vessel. Further, in some embodiments, the invention features a delivery system and methods for introduction of the device into a blood vessel.