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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Applicant:
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventor:
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
ev3 Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device, method, and system of deploying an embolic protection device at a location distal to a treatment site in a vessel of a patient. A delivery catheter is encircled by a sealing member which is expandable from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration. The device creates a seal to prevent the flow of blood during the treatment of vascular disease. A distal protection element is delivered by the delivery catheter and deployed to filter or remove embolic debris.