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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Ben Arcand, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Greg Dallman, Princeton, MN (US);
Jim Anderson, Fridley, MN (US);
Erin Guest, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kyle Hendrikson, Litchfield, MN (US);
AL Utke, Andover, MN (US);
Ben Arcand, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Greg Dallman, Princeton, MN (US);
Jim Anderson, Fridley, MN (US);
Erin Guest, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kyle Hendrikson, Litchfield, MN (US);
Al Utke, Andover, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embolic protection filtering devices and methods for making and using the same. An example embolic protection filter device may include an elongate shaft. A filter may be coupled to the shaft. The filter may include a filter frame and a filter membrane having a plurality of apertures formed therein attached to the filter frame. The filter may be configured to shift between a first collapsed configuration and a second expanded configuration. The apertures may have a first shape when the filter is in the first configuration and a second shape when the filter is in the second configuration.