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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Erik Krahbichler, Helsingborg, SE;
Inventor:
Erik Krahbichler, Helsingborg, SE;
Assignee:
SWAT Medical AB, Helsingborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1047 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter device for transvascular delivery of a medical device to a cardiac valve region of a patient comprises an elongate sheath with a first lumen, a distal end for positioning at a heart valve, a second lumen that extends parallel to or in the sheath, and an expandable embolic protection filter. The filter is arranged to extend from an orifice of the second lumen and, in the expanded state, covers ostia of the side branch vessels in the aortic arch.