Rapid exchange catheters and embolic protection devices
First Claim
1. A medical device for maintaining an embolic protection device in a blood vessel in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
- an elongate support member;
an elongate side branch member connected to the elongate support member, the elongate side branch member angling away from the elongate support member over at least a portion of a length of the elongate side branch member; and
an embolic protection device attached to the elongate side branch member by a proximal embolic protection device slider that slides over the elongate side branch member,the elongate side branch member being adapted to maintain the elongate support member centered in the vessel.
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Abstract
A catheter comprising a housing portion defining an interior cavity and the housing portion comprising a housing member having an interior space dimensioned for housing an indwelling medical device. The elongated member comprises a lumen extending at least from an exit port to a distal port, the housing member is disposed within the lumen, and the lumen is dimensioned in the housing portion to receive a guidewire outside of the interior space of the housing member. A medical device for filtering emboli from blood flowing in a blood vessel of patient comprising an elongate support member and an elongate side branch member connected to the elongate support member. The filter element is attached to the elongate side branch member by a proximal filter element slider, and the elongate side branch member is adapted to maintain the filter element centered in the vessel.
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27 Claims
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1. A medical device for maintaining an embolic protection device in a blood vessel in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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an elongate support member; an elongate side branch member connected to the elongate support member, the elongate side branch member angling away from the elongate support member over at least a portion of a length of the elongate side branch member; and an embolic protection device attached to the elongate side branch member by a proximal embolic protection device slider that slides over the elongate side branch member, the elongate side branch member being adapted to maintain the elongate support member centered in the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A medical device for filtering emboli from blood flowing in a blood vessel of patient comprising:
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an elongate support member; an elongate side branch member connected to the elongate support member, the elongate side branch member angling away from the elongate support member over at least a portion of a length of the elongate side branch member; and a filter element being expandable from a collapsed configuration when the filter element is restrained to an expanded configuration when the filter element is unrestrained, wherein the filter element comprises a material having pores, wherein the filter element has proximal and distal portions, the filter element having a shape in the expanded configuration which defines an interior cavity having a proximal facing opening, the filter element being attached to the elongate side branch member by a proximal filter element slider that slides over the elongate side branch member, the elongate side branch member being adapted to maintain the filter element elongate support member centered in the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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