Filter with integrated obturator tip and methods of use

An endoluminal device having an elongate tubular member and a filter slideably received within a lumen of the tubular member. An obturator tip is carried by the filter and shaped to rest against the distal end of the elongate tubular member when the filter is within the lumen of the tubular member....

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1. Verfasser: MURPHY RICHARD O
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Zusammenfassung:An endoluminal device having an elongate tubular member and a filter slideably received within a lumen of the tubular member. An obturator tip is carried by the filter and shaped to rest against the distal end of the elongate tubular member when the filter is within the lumen of the tubular member. Methods of using the obturator and the introducer for introducing the filter into a vessel, such as an aorta, are also disclosed.