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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Denise Barbut, New York, NY (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Denise Barbut, New York, NY (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods for filtering blood. The devices generally comprise a mesh for filtering blood flowing within a blood vessel, particularly within an artery such as the aorta, a structure adapted to open and close the mesh within the blood vessel, and a means to actuate the structure. The methods generally include the steps of introducing a mesh into a blood vessel to entrap embolic material, and removing the mesh and the entrapped foreign matter from the blood vessel.