Embolic protection device having inflatable frame
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May 29, 2012
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Feb 15, 2007
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Jul 31, 2006
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Aug 4, 2005
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An embolic protection device for capturing emboli during treatment of a stenotic lesion in a body vessel is provided. The device includes an inflatable frame having a deployed state and an undeployed state and a filter attached to the inflatable frame for capturing emboli. The inflatable frame includes a distal portion having a predetermined shape and extending freely to a closed distal end when the inflatable frame is in the deployed state. The filter includes a lip attached to the inflatable frame to define an open end of the filter when the inflatable frame is in the deployed state, a body extending from the lip and disposed about the inflatable frame, and a closed tail configured to capture the emboli during treatment of the stenotic lesion.
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