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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Dennis W. Wahr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas V. Ressemann, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Peter T. Keith, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Blaeser, Champlin, MN (US);
Michael Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dennis W. Wahr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas V. Ressemann, St. Cloud, MN (US);
Peter T. Keith, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Blaeser, Champlin, MN (US);
Michael Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An evacuation sheath assembly and method of treating occluded vessels which reduces the risk of distal embolization during vascular interventions is provided. A method of treating a blood vessel, includes providing an elongate member having proximal and distal ends, a lumen therebetween, the distal end having a braided sheath expandable between a reduced and expanded diameter, and a fluid-tight covering. The elongate member is advanced into a blood vessel that supplies blood to the heart. The braided sheath is expanded to engage the endoluminal surface of the blood vessel and stop antegrade flow.