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Rapid exchange catheters and embolic protection devices

  • US 7,955,351 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2006
  • Issued: 06/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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