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Intravascular filter retrieval device having an actuatable dilator tip

  • US 7,226,464 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2002
  • Issued: 06/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A filter system, comprising:

  • a wire having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a filter for collecting debris from a body lumen, said filter being disposed proximal of the distal end of said wire;

    an outer shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal sheath extending distally thereof;

    a dilator tip slidably disposed in the distal sheath and movable between a distally advanced position located at least in part beyond the distal sheath, and a proximally retracted position; and

    a spring coil adapted to bias the dilator tip in the distally advanced position.

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