Apparatus and methods for intravascular embolic protection
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Dec 21, 2006
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Jun 16, 2005
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Jun 16, 2005
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The present invention provides intravascular embolic protection apparatus including a blood filter element having an accommodating passageway adapted to permit passage of a procedure device therethrough and to substantially seal against passage of particles between the embolic protection apparatus and the procedure device by accommodating to a size and shape of the procedure device. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of performing an endovascular procedure on a patient including the steps of delivering an embolic protection apparatus to a location within a vascular lumen of the patient; passing a procedure device through an accommodating passageway of the apparatus, the accommodating passageway accommodating to a size and shape of the procedure device; performing the endovascular procedure; and removing the procedure device from the patient.
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