US 7,320,697 B2 | ||
One piece loop and coil | ||
Jackson Demond, Santa Cruz, Calif. (US); Marlon C. Moreno, San Jose, Calif. (US); Robert L. Cassell, Otsego, Minn. (US); Peter Hirshman, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); and Eliot T. Kim, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn. (US) | ||
Filed on Dec. 08, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/730,232. | ||
Application 10/730232 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/764774, filed on Jan. 16, 2001, abandoned. | ||
Application 09/764774 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/430211, filed on Oct. 29, 1999, granted, now 6,589,263. | ||
Application 09/430211 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/364064, filed on Jul. 30, 1999, granted, now 6,530,939. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0116960 A1, Jun. 17, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 606—200 [623/1.23] | 58 Claims |
25. An embolic filter assembly, said filter assembly comprising:
at least one strand of wire forming a support hoop;
the strand of wire extending from said support hoop and forming at least one suspension strut including at least two sections
of the strand of wire proximal of an articulation point;
a coil extending over a portion of a guide wire or a filter wire, the coil having an inside diameter defining a lumen;
the suspension strut coupled, at least in part, to the guide wire or the filter wire, such that at least a portion of the
at least two sections of the strand of wire proximal of the articulation point extend through the lumen of the coil; and
a blood permeable sac having an opening, said opening fixedly attached to the support hoop, thereby forming a proximal opening
or mouth of the embolic filter.
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