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Patent Inventor Names
Paul Tashjian0
James F. McGuckin, Jr.0
Peter W. J. Hinchliffe0
Walter H. Peters0
Date of Patent
October 20, 2009
0Patent Application Number
108002990
Date Filed
March 12, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A distal protection device comprising a catheter, a flexible member movable from a first position to a second looped position extending laterally with respect to the catheter, such that a first loop opening extends substantially in a direction of blood flow as the first loop opening extends in a plane substantially parallel to a transverse axis of the catheter, and filtering material movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position in response to movement of the flexible member.
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