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AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin C. Huter, John E. Papp, Anuja Patel, John D. Whitfield
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A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which may be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables the device to be snap-fitted so as to engage the distal end of a guide wire, to provide a reference for positioning the device at a location distal to the interventional procedure site, and to enable an end of the device to be in tension to assist in the tracking and deploying of the system.
A system for enabling the capture of embolic material which may be released into a blood vessel during a therapeutic interventional procedure, comprising:
A method of enabling the capture of embolic material which may be released into a blood vessel during a therapeutic interventional procedure, in a system which comprises a guide wire, including a distal end, adapted to be positioned within the blood vessel and to extend to a position distal to an interventional procedure site, and a filter device, adapted to be positioned and deployed at a location in the patient's vasculature distal to the interventional procedure site, and to capture embolic material which may be released into the blood in the blood vessel during the interventional procedure, including an engaging element, for enabling the filter device to be snap fitted so as to engage the distal end of the guide wire, wherein the guide wire further includes engageable elements, adapted to enable engagement therewith of the engaging element of the filter device, and comprised of radiopaque material, for providing a reference for positioning the filter device in the patient's vasculature, wherein the method comprises:
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