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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Henry M. Israel, Bnei Brak 51482, IL;
Inventor:
Henry M. Israel, Bnei Brak 51482, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent assembly including an upstream portion adapted to modify a flow characteristic of embolic material disposed in a blood stream flowing through the upstream portion, and a downstream portion in fluid communication with the upstream portion and adapted for the blood stream to flow therethrough, the downstream portion including a trapping region for trapping therein the embolic material. The downstream portion may extend from the upstream portion, or alternatively, may be distanced from the upstream portion.