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US 2006/0130332 A1Published application
Filter frame
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsThomas Broome, James Anderson, Robert Cassell, Verivada Chandrasekaran, John Daniel, Bradley Staker, Jeffrey Vogel
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Abstract
Distal protection filter frame and method for using and manufacturing the same. A distal protection filter frame may include one or more struts, a mouth, and a filter coupled to the mouth.
Claims1
A method of manufacturing a distal protection filter assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing a filter frame having a plurality of struts and a mouth;
- providing a mandrel having a proximal region, a middle region, and a distal region, the middle region include a groove;
- coupling the filter frame to the mandrel wherein the mouth is at least partially disposed within the groove;
- coupling a filter to at least a portion of the filter frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.