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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF LUMENAL SYSTEMS

  • US 20100228280A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter comprising:

  • a) an elongate body having a proximal end a distal end, the elongate body defining a longitudinal axis of the catheter;

    b) at least one inflatable member disposed on the elongate body proximate the distal end of the elongate body, the interior of the inflatable member being in fluid communication with an inflation lumen in the elongate body;

    c) a first filter disposed on the elongate body at a location proximal to the at least one inflatable member, the first filter being adapted and configured to capture emboli in a patient'"'"'s bloodstream as the bloodstream passes through the first filter along a first direction; and

    d) a second filter disposed on the elongate body at a location proximal to the at least one inflatable member and distal to the first filter, the second filter being adapted and configured to capture emboli in a patient'"'"'s bloodstream as the bloodstream passes through the second filter along a second direction, wherein the second direction is generally opposite to the first direction.

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