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Distal protection device

  • US 6,346,116 B1
  • Filed: 08/03/1999
  • Issued: 02/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distal protection device for capturing emboli during an endovascular procedure at a treatment area, said device comprising:

  • a delivery member having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a self-expanding filter assembly adjacent said distal end of said delivery member, said filter assembly having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and having a proximal end longitudinally fixed to said delivery member and a distal end longitudinally fixed to said delivery member; and

    a sheath being moveable over at least part of the proximal portion of said filter assembly for positioning said filter assembly between a deployed position and a collapsed position.

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