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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Eric D. Welch, Miramar, FL (US);
Timothy S. Girton, Edina, MN (US);
Joel M. Wasdyke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eric D. Welch, Miramar, FL (US);
Timothy S. Girton, Edina, MN (US);
Joel M. WasDyke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lifescreen Sciences LLC, Frisco, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intravascular filter can capture and eliminate emboli. In particular, an intravascular filter may include a plurality of filter legs extending from an apical head. The filter legs may be configured to capture emboli. A drug reservoir that includes or contains a therapeutic drug can be disposed near the apical head. The therapeutic drug, such as a thrombolytic or anti-coagulatory drug, may be eluted in response to a captured emboli.