Device for filtering embolic material in a vascular system

Abstract

A system for transvascular delivery to an aortic arch of a patient includes a collapsible embolic protection device, a connector mechanism, a delivery device and a tube or wire. The embolic protection device includes a support frame having a distal portion and a proximal portion; and a filter member attached to the support frame, and configured for preventing embolic materials from passing there through. The connector mechanism is attached to the proximal portion of the support frame of the embolic protection device. The delivery device is configured for delivering the embolic protection device in a collapsed stated to a working zone. The tube or wire is configured for positioning the embolic protection device in place by exerting an upward force after the embolic protection device has been delivered to the working zone and deployed there.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.