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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Kent D. Anderson, Champlin, MN (US);
John Oslund, Blaine, MN (US);
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel O. Adams, Long Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Anderson, Champlin, MN (US);
John Oslund, Blaine, MN (US);
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel O. Adams, Long Lake, MN (US);
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An embolic protection device or system for use in a lumen of a vessel in a patient's vascular system. The device filters debris and blood clots in a body lumen and/or prevents them from moving distally from a treatment site in a vessel and causing emboli. The device may include a filter placed distally of the treatment site. The device may include an occlusive element placed either distally or proximally of the treatment site.