DISTAL PROTECTION FILTER

Methods and devices for capturing debris within a blood vessel are disclosed. A filter assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a filter fixed to the elongate shaft proximate the distal end thereof. A filter assembly in...

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Hauptverfasser:	BROOME, THOMAS, E, CHANDRASEKARAN, VERIVADA (CHANDRU), MAYBERRY, JAMES, E, DANIEL, JOHN, M., K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and devices for capturing debris within a blood vessel are disclosed. A filter assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a filter fixed to the elongate shaft proximate the distal end thereof. A filter assembly in accordance with the present invention may further include a means for reducing the volume of the debris that is disposed within the filter. L'invention porte sur des procédés et des dispositifs permettant de capturer des débris à l'intérieur d'un vaisseau sanguin. Un ensemble filtre selon l'invention comprend une tige allongée dotée d'une extrémité proximale et d'une extrémité distale, et un filtre fixé à la tige allongée près de l'extrémité distale de ce dernier. Ledit ensemble filtre peut également comprendre un dispositif de réduction de volume des débris, placé à l'intérieur du filtre.