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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Benjamin C. Huter, Murrieta, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Anuja Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
John D. Whitfield, Temecula, CA (US);
Benjamin C. Huter, Murrieta, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Anuja Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
John D. Whitfield, Temecula, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which may be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables the device to be snap-fitted so as to engage the distal end of a guide wire, to provide a reference for positioning the device at a location distal to the interventional procedure site, and to enable an end of the device to be in tension, enabling a portion of the device to be in tension and another portion to be in compression, so as to assist in bending thereof in tortuous vasculature.