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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:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis L. Brooks, Windsor, CA (US);
Robert D. Lashinski, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Ave, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ; A61B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ; A61B 1/722 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a distal protection device for use with a delivery member. A filter assembly is located on the distal end of the delivery member. The filter is deployed distally of the region to be treated to capture emboli released during and immediately after the procedure. The filter is then retracted to retain any captured emboli and then removed from the patient.
Published as:
WO0108595A1; US6346116B1; EP1202681A1; JP2003530903A; US6716231B1; EP1202681B1; ATE306225T1; DE60023145D1; EP1202681B9; DE60023145T2; JP3945804B2;