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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuval Yassour, Haifa, IL;
Ofer Yodfat, Reut, IL;
Ygael Grad, Tel Aviv, IL;
Moshe Rosenfeld, Beit Halevy, IL;
Daniel Levin, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Mindguard Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
An implantable filtering device for implanting within an artery supplying blood to the brain, the device being made of bio-compatible material and comprising a filtering unit for entrapping plaque debris, and an anchoring member engageable with the walls of the carotid artery for anchoring said filtering unit at a fixed location with the artery. The filtering unit has a tapering shape extending between a wide inlet portion and a narrower outlet portion extending downstream, and a tap element fitted at the outlet portion for entrapping plaque debris.