Patent ID: 8236024
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,B29C

Abstract:
1. A low profile emboli capture device comprising: a guidewire having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the guidewire includes a mounting region proximate the distal end, wherein the guidewire has a cross-sectional profile and the mounting region has a cross-sectional profile less than the cross-sectional profile of the guidewire, the filter disposed about at least a portion of the mounting region; a filter disposed about a distal portion of the guidewire, the filter having a retracted position and an expanded position, the filter being adapted to capture emboli in its expanded position; a stent attached to the filter; and a sleeve extending over at least a portion of the filter in the retracted position, the sleeve infolded such as to form an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer of the sleeve is secured to the guidewire.