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Distal protection device with electrospun polymer fiber matrix

  • US 20020128680A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2002
  • Published: 09/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A medical device for filtering a fluid in a lumen of a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:

  • a wire frame comprising a plurality of wires oriented to define a perimeter; and

    a fiber matrix secured to said wire frame, said fiber matrix having fibers forming a boundary about each of a multiplicity of pores, said fiber matrix and said wire frame together forming a filter carried by a guidewire with said filter being collapsible prior to deployment, said filter being expandable to extend outward from said guidewire such that said filter engages a wall defining said lumen, said wire frame and said fiber matrix being constructed and arranged to prevent passage of particulate matter while allowing passage of fluid through said pores.

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