Embolic protection device with an integral basket and bag
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1. An embolic protection device for capturing emboli, the device comprising:
- a set of wires, a section of which is arranged as struts defining a basket with a distal end and a proximal end, the basket having an expanded state and a collapsed state, the set of wires including a spiraled section that defines a hollow channel extending from the proximal end of the basket to a proximal end of the spiraled section;
a core wire with a distal end coupled to the distal end of the basket, the core wire extending from the distal end of the basket through the hollow channel to a proximal end of the core wire that extends beyond the proximal end of the spiraled section;
a filter bag with a lip attached to the struts only at attachments located on the struts generally where the basket achieves its maximum diameter when the basket is in the expanded state for capturing emboli, wherein movement of the core wire in the proximal direction relative to the spiraled section causes the basket, and hence the filter bag, to open to the expanded state, and wherein movement of the core wire in the distal direction relative to the spiraled section causes the basket, and hence to the filter bag, to close to the collapsed state; and
a catheter including a tubular body defining an inner lumen configured to slide over the spiraled section and the struts for collapse and retrieval of the device.
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Abstract
An embolic protection device includes a basket defined by a section of a set of wires arranged as a plurality of struts. These struts are coupled together at their distal ends as well as to the distal end of a core wire or mandrel. Another section of the wires spirals around the core wire to define a hollow channel in which the core wire can reciprocate. Thus, pulling or pushing a proximal end of the core wire relative to the struts expands or contracts the basket. A filter bag is attached to the basket for capturing clots when the basket is in an expanded configuration.
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1. An embolic protection device for capturing emboli, the device comprising:
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a set of wires, a section of which is arranged as struts defining a basket with a distal end and a proximal end, the basket having an expanded state and a collapsed state, the set of wires including a spiraled section that defines a hollow channel extending from the proximal end of the basket to a proximal end of the spiraled section; a core wire with a distal end coupled to the distal end of the basket, the core wire extending from the distal end of the basket through the hollow channel to a proximal end of the core wire that extends beyond the proximal end of the spiraled section; a filter bag with a lip attached to the struts only at attachments located on the struts generally where the basket achieves its maximum diameter when the basket is in the expanded state for capturing emboli, wherein movement of the core wire in the proximal direction relative to the spiraled section causes the basket, and hence the filter bag, to open to the expanded state, and wherein movement of the core wire in the distal direction relative to the spiraled section causes the basket, and hence to the filter bag, to close to the collapsed state; and a catheter including a tubular body defining an inner lumen configured to slide over the spiraled section and the struts for collapse and retrieval of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An embolic protection device for capturing emboli, the device comprising:
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a basket with a set of struts extending from a distal end to a proximal end of the basket, the basket having an expanded state and a collapsed state; spiraled wires that define a hollow channel extending from the proximal end of the basket to a proximal end of the spiraled wires; a catheter including a tubular body defining an inner lumen configured to slide over the spiraled wires and the struts for collapse and retrieval of the device; a core wire with a proximal end and a distal end coupled to the distal end of the basket, the core wire extending from the distal end of the basket through the hollow channel to the proximal end of the core wire, the proximal end of the core wire extending beyond the proximal end of the spiraled wires, the core wire movable within the inner lumen of the catheter; and a filter bag with a lip attached to the struts only at attachments located on the struts generally where the basket achieves its maximum diameter when the basket is in the expanded state for capturing emboli, movement of the core wire within the catheter in the proximal direction relative to the spiraled wires causing the basket, and hence the filter bag, to open to the expanded state, and movement of the core wire within the catheter in the distal direction relative to the spiraled wires causing the basket, and hence to the filter bag, to close to the collapsed state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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