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Devices and methods for temporarily opening a blood vessel

  • US 20100114135A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2008
  • Published: 05/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for temporarily opening a blood vessel, comprising:

  • providing an expandable cage having openings therein, the cage being coupled to a shaft having a lumen, the cage being mounted over the shaft and being movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position, the cage having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft extending beyond the distal end of the cage when the cage is in the expanded position;

    advancing the cage through a patient'"'"'s vascular system;

    expanding the cage to temporarily open a portion of a blood vessel, the cage having an open shape which may permit blood to pass therethrough, wherein the distal end of the expandable cage extends beyond the distal end of the cage; and

    removing the cage after a period of time.

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