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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:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel Adams, Long Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Anderson, Champlin, MN (US);
Dale Nelson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey D. Santer, Spring Lake Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
ev3 Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
A distal protection device for use in a body lumen. The device includes a functional element which may be a filter or an occlusive element. The device includes means for controlling the movement and placement of the functional element along a guidewire. Motion of the guidewire can be independent of the motion of the functional element.
Published as:
US2003171770A1; WO03075997A1; AU2003219789A1; US6773448B2; EP1483009A1; US2005010247A1; US7384424B2; US2008200947A1; EP1483009A4; US8083762B2; US2012071916A1; EP1483009B1; US9775701B2; US2017360548A1; US10555799B2;