Delivery and recovery system for embolic protection system
First Claim
1. A system for enabling the delivery of an embolic protection device to a position in a patient'"'"'s vasculature distal to an interventional procedure site, for deployment of the embolic protection device, wherein the delivery system is adapted to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
- a guide wire, including a distal end, adapted to be positioned within the blood vessel and to extend to a position distal to the interventional procedure site, and to include an embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof; and
a delivery sheath, including a distal end, wherein the delivery sheath has a lumen therein extending in the delivery sheath to the distal end thereof, and wherein the guide wire and the embolic protection device are adapted to extend in and through the lumen, the delivery sheath and the guide wire are adapted to enable the embolic protection device to be delivered and deployed distal to the interventional procedure site, and the delivery sheath comprises dimensions and materials adapted to provide a low profile, flexibility for enabling tracking thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, and rigidity for enabling pushing thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, so as to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature.
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Abstract
A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which can be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, is capable of enabling at least one operator to control the delivery and removal of an embolic protection device to a position in a patient'"'"'s vasculature distal to an interventional procedure site, to enable the exchange of the delivery and recovery system. The system, in another embodiment thereof, includes a delivery system and a recovery system which are capable of enabling the delivery and recovery of an embolic protection device so as to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility through the patient'"'"'s vasculature.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for enabling the delivery of an embolic protection device to a position in a patient'"'"'s vasculature distal to an interventional procedure site, for deployment of the embolic protection device, wherein the delivery system is adapted to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
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a guide wire, including a distal end, adapted to be positioned within the blood vessel and to extend to a position distal to the interventional procedure site, and to include an embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof; and
a delivery sheath, including a distal end, wherein the delivery sheath has a lumen therein extending in the delivery sheath to the distal end thereof, and wherein the guide wire and the embolic protection device are adapted to extend in and through the lumen, the delivery sheath and the guide wire are adapted to enable the embolic protection device to be delivered and deployed distal to the interventional procedure site, and the delivery sheath comprises dimensions and materials adapted to provide a low profile, flexibility for enabling tracking thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, and rigidity for enabling pushing thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, so as to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of enabling at least one operator to control the delivery of an embolic protection device to a position in a patient'"'"'s vasculature distal to an interventional procedure site for deployment of the embolic protection device, to enable the operator to control the removal of the delivery system from the patient'"'"'s vasculature for the exchange of the delivery system, and to enable control of the position of a deployed embolic protection device within the patient'"'"'s vasculature during an exchange of interventional devices, in a system which comprises a guide wire, including a distal end, adapted to be positioned within the blood vessel and to extend to a position distal to the interventional procedure site, and to include an embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof, and a catheter, including a distal end, wherein the catheter has a lumen therein extending in the catheter to the distal end thereof, and wherein the guide wire and the embolic protection device are adapted to extend in and through the lumen, the catheter and the guide wire are adapted to enable the embolic protection device to be delivered and deployed distal to the interventional procedure site, and the catheter includes a manipulation-enabling element for enabling at least one operator to manipulate the guide wire and the catheter independently so as to enable removal of the catheter from the patient'"'"'s vasculature, wherein the method comprises:
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the at least one operator;
inserting the guide wire with the embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof and the catheter into the blood vessel to the position distal to the interventional procedure site;
deploying the embolic protection device at the position thereof distal to the interventional procedure site;
detaching the catheter from the embolic protection device; and
manipulating the guide wire and the catheter independently so as to control the removal of the catheter from the patient'"'"'s vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of enabling the delivery of an embolic protection device to a position in a patient'"'"'s vasculature distal to an interventional procedure site, for deployment of the embolic protection device, in a delivery system which is adapted to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, wherein the delivery system comprises a guide wire, including a distal end, adapted to be positioned within the blood vessel and to extend to a position distal to the interventional procedure site, and to include an embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof, and a delivery sheath, including a distal end, wherein the delivery sheath has a lumen therein extending in the delivery sheath to the distal end thereof, and wherein the guide wire and the embolic protection device are adapted to extend in and through the lumen, the delivery sheath and the guide wire are adapted to enable the embolic protection device to be delivered and deployed distal to the interventional procedure site, and the delivery sheath comprises dimensions and materials adapted to provide a low profile, flexibility for enabling tracking thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, and rigidity for enabling pushing thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, so as to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during the delivery and removal thereof through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, and wherein the method comprises:
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extending the guide wire with the embolic protection device mounted on the distal end thereof through the lumen in the delivery sheath such that the embolic protection device is positioned at the tip of the delivery sheath;
delivering the delivery sheath through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, so as to enable delivery of the embolic protection device for deployment thereof at the position distal to the interventional procedure site, including enabling the delivery sheath to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during delivery thereof; and
removing the delivery sheath through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, including enabling the delivery sheath to maintain a clinically acceptable profile and flexibility during removal thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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