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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Mark A. Magnuson, Bloomington, IN (US);
Arman H. Valaie, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Magnuson, Bloomington, IN (US);
Arman H. Valaie, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An embolic protection device including a core wire and a basket is disclosed. The basket includes struts and a filter portion formed from a cannula. The struts extend from a first end of the basket to the second end of the basket. The filter portion extends from the struts and is formed unitarily therewith. The filter portion extends between a middle portion of the basket and the second end of the basket and includes openings in the cannula configured to allow the passage of blood cells therethrough.