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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2019
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tina Marie Lenneman, Otsego, MN (US);
Dennis A. Boismier, Shorewood, MN (US);
Kyle Harish Srivastava, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Kevin J. Goodwin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Felix Landaeta, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paige V. Tracy, South St. Paul, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embolic protection devices and methods for making and using embolic protection devices are disclosed. An embolic protection device may include an elongate filter wire having a distal end region, a filter anchor coupled to the distal end region, a filter membrane coupled to the filter anchor, and a bumper coupled to the filter anchor. The bumper may be designed to provide a tactile feedback to a clinician during delivery of the embolic protection device.