US 7,320,698 B2 | ||
Emboli capturing device and method of manufacture therefor | ||
Alan Eskuri, Hanover, Minn. (US) | ||
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. (US) | ||
Filed on May 10, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/842,195. | ||
Application 10/842195 is a continuation of application No. 09/972135, filed on Oct. 05, 2001, granted, now 6,755,847. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0210250 A1, Oct. 21, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. A61M 29/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 606—200 | 27 Claims |
1. An intravascular filler device for placement on an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, the intravascular filter
device comprising:
a frame having an open configuration and a closed configuration, the frame comprising a plurality of elongate members each
having a proximal end and a distal end, and a proximal region and a distal region, the proximal ends of the elongate members
disposed around the elongate shaft and being fixedly connected at the proximal end to each other around the elongate shaft;
and
a filter having an open end and a closed end disposed on the frame;
wherein the plurality of elongate members are configured such that the proximal region of the elongate members extends along
the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft;
wherein the elongate members have a first bend at a location intermediate the proximal region and the distal region, and a
helical curve distal of the first bend and extending over a substantial length of the distal region when the elongate members
are in the open configuration;
wherein through the first bend of the plurality of elongate members the plurality of elongate members extend laterally outward
from the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft.
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