Low profile embolic protection device and system
AssigneeTransaortic Medical, Inc.
InventorMichael T. Carley
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Abstract
An example embolic protection system and method of deploying an embolic protection device are provided. An example embolic protection system for deploying a device in a diseased vessel of a vasculature comprises an embolic protection device including a catheter shaft and an expandable filter provided at a distal end of the catheter shaft. The expandable filter includes a side port provided in a side wall of the expandable filter and a filter actuator located at or towards a proximal end of the embolic protection device. The filter actuator is operable to open and close a mouth of the expandable filter. A snare guide wire is also provided in some examples.
Claims11
An embolic protection system for deploying a device in a diseased vessel of a vasculature, the embolic protection system comprising:
- an embolic protection device including:
- a catheter shaft;
- an expandable filter provided at a distal end of the catheter shaft, the expandable filter including a side port provided in a side wall of the expandable filter;
- and
- a filter actuator located at or towards a proximal end of the embolic protection device, the filter actuator operable to open and close a mouth of the expandable filter.
A method of deploying an embolic protection device into a vasculature of a patient, the method comprising:
- establishing access to the vasculature;
- introducing a guide wire into the vasculature to assist with guidance of the embolic protection device through the vasculature;
- advancing the embolic protection device into the vasculature and over the guide wire toward a target treatment region, wherein the embolic protection device comprises a catheter shaft, an expandable filter disposed at a distal end of the catheter shaft wherein the expandable filter includes a side port provided in a side wall of the expandable filter, and a filter actuator disposed adjacent a proximal end of the catheter shaft, wherein the filter actuator is operable to open and close a mouth of the expandable filter;
- actuating the filter actuator thereby radially expanding the expandable filter at the target treatment region and opening the mouth of the expandable filter;
- and
- capturing emboli in the expandable filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.