Patent ID: 9402708
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An expandable medical device, comprising: a treatment section forming a cylindrical structure comprising a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the cylindrical structure has a curled mesh structure such that a seam extends along a longitudinal axis of the expandable medical device; wherein the treatment section is configured to be delivered in a volume-reduced form having overlapping edges; and wherein the cylindrical structure is configured to at least partially uncurl to allow the treatment section to assume a volume-enlarged form; a filter section attached to the treatment section, forming a conical structure, and comprising (i) a first section, distal to the treatment section, wherein the first section is configured to have overlapping first edges while the treatment section is in the volume-reduced form, and wherein the first edges are configured not to overlap while the treatment section is in the volume-enlarged form; and (ii) a second section, distal to the first section, wherein the second section is configured to have overlapping second edges while the treatment section is in the volume-reduced form and while the treatment section is in the volume-enlarged form.