US 2026/0069398 A1 · ANATOMY INDEPENDENT DEFLECTOR

Abstract

In general, the invention features an intra-vascular device for filtering or deflecting emboli or other large objects from entering a protected secondary vessel or vessels. the device of the invention may include a filter to prevent a particle in a blood vessel from passing through the filter, a lateral structure to hold the filter, and two wires attached to lateral structure, on each at its distal and proximal ends. These wires may be used to control the deflection or orientation of the filter upon its installation within a blood vessel. Further, in some embodiments, these wires may be capable of readily detaching from the device, thus making it possible to install a filter without any significant appendages in a blood vessel.

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Dependent claims

A system for deflecting emboli, the system comprising:

a catheter having an opening at its distal end;
a guidewire extending out of the distal end of the catheter;
and
a device loadable into the catheter, the device comprising:
a filter configured to prevent particles in a blood vessel from passing there through;
a lateral structure supporting the filter;
a one-piece hollow tube extending continuously without interruption along the entirety of a length of the lateral structure from a proximal end to a distal end of the filter;
and
a wire attached to a proximal end of the lateral structure or to the filter,
wherein the hollow tube and the wire are both arranged to extend out of the distal end of the catheter and are configured for controlling the position, orientation or deflection of the device.

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