Patent ID: 6605102
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61B,A61F,B21F

Abstract:
A trap for trapping particulate material entrained in a fluid within a channel of a patient's body, comprising a guidewire having a distal segment; a metal fabric, the metal fabric having a first end carried by the distal segment and a second end slidable along the guidewire, the metal fabric being disposed adjacent the outer surface of the guidewire when the second end is spaced proximally of the first end and extending generally outwardly of the guidewire when the second end is slid nearer the first end to define a particle-trapping screen having a proximally-facing lip; and a cover formed of a metal fabric, the cover being slidable along the guidewire from a first position spaced proximally of the screen toward a second position adjacent the screen, the cover in an expanded configuration defining a recess sized to receive the lip of the screen.