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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Denise Barbut, New York, NY (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Denise Barbut, New York, NY (US);
Tracy D. Maahs, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61M 2210/127 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for filtering blood. The devices generally comprise a mesh for filtering blood flowing within a blood vessel, particularly within an artery such as the aorta, a structure adapted to open and close the mesh within the blood vessel, and a device or method to actuate the structure. The methods generally include the steps of introducing a mesh into a blood vessel to entrap emboli material, and removing the mesh and the entrapped foreign matter from the blood vessel.