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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Ulf Harry Stanford, Incline Village, NV (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
John a Griego, Blackstone, MA (US);
Sheng-ping Zhong, Northborough, MA (US);
Ulf Harry Stanford, Incline Village, NV (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
John A Griego, Blackstone, MA (US);
Sheng-Ping Zhong, Northborough, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A low profile emboli capture device is provided for use in angioplasty and other intravascular procedures. A standard guidewire is utilized having a reduced cross-sectional area formed near its distal end. A filter and self-expanding stent are packaged on the reduced cross-sectional area of the guidewire. A movable sleeve extends over the guidewire and holds the self-expanding stent and filter in their retracted positions while the device is being positioned in the artery. The sheath is moved relative to the self-expanding stent and filter, whereupon the self-expanding stent and filter become deployed.