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EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE

  • US 20080188884A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2006
  • Published: 08/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/1997
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An embolic protection system, comprising:

  • a support element for delivery through a vascular system of a patient;

    a filter element associated with the support element, the filter element being movable between a collapsed stored position for movement through the vascular system and an expanded position for occluding a blood vessel such that blood passing through the blood vessel is delivered through the filter element but embolic material in the blood is retained in the filter element;

    a catheter that maintains the filter element in the collapsed stored position; and

    a shrink wrap, the shrink wrap releasably fixing the catheter to the support element to prevent movement of the catheter relative to the support element during manipulation, but being removable to allow for proximal movement of the catheter with respect to the support element.

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