Vascular filters, deflectors, and methods
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1. An embolic material protection device configured to inhibit embolic material from entering cerebral vasculature through a left vertebral artery, the device comprising:
- an outer sheath;
an inner member radially inward of the outer sheath, the inner member comprising a guidewire lumen, the inner member trackable over a guidewire; and
a self-expanding filter assembly radially between the outer sheath and the inner member, the self-expanding filter assembly being deployable out of the outer sheath by at least one of proximally retracting the outer sheath and distally advancing the self-expanding filter assembly, the self-expanding filter assembly comprising;
a frame; and
a filter element coupled to the frame, the inner member longitudinally movable independent of the self-expanding filter assembly and the outer sheath,wherein the self-expanding filter assembly further comprises;
a filter wire;
a guide tube proximal to the filter element, the guide tube coupled to the frame; and
a barrel proximal to the guide tube, the barrel coupled to the filter wire and the frame.
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Abstract
Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature.
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1. An embolic material protection device configured to inhibit embolic material from entering cerebral vasculature through a left vertebral artery, the device comprising:
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an outer sheath; an inner member radially inward of the outer sheath, the inner member comprising a guidewire lumen, the inner member trackable over a guidewire; and a self-expanding filter assembly radially between the outer sheath and the inner member, the self-expanding filter assembly being deployable out of the outer sheath by at least one of proximally retracting the outer sheath and distally advancing the self-expanding filter assembly, the self-expanding filter assembly comprising; a frame; and a filter element coupled to the frame, the inner member longitudinally movable independent of the self-expanding filter assembly and the outer sheath, wherein the self-expanding filter assembly further comprises; a filter wire;
a guide tube proximal to the filter element, the guide tube coupled to the frame; anda barrel proximal to the guide tube, the barrel coupled to the filter wire and the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An embolic material protection device configured to inhibit embolic material from entering cerebral vasculature through a left vertebral artery, the device comprising:
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an outer sheath; an inner member radially inward of the outer sheath, the inner member comprising a lumen; and a filter assembly radially between the outer sheath and the inner member, the filter assembly being deployable out of the outer sheath, the filter assembly comprising; a frame; and a filter element coupled to the frame, the inner member longitudinally movable independent of the filter assembly and the outer sheath, wherein the filter assembly further comprises; a filter wire;
a guide tube proximal to the filter element, the guide tube coupled to the frame; anda barrel proximal to the guide tube, the barrel coupled to the filter wire and the frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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