Patent ID: 6165200
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A guidewire filter device, comprising:a sheath with a proximal end and a distal end, the sheath having an inside surface and an outside and defining a lumen formed therethrough, the sheath having a plurality of slits formed near the distal end, the plurality of slits defining a plurality of struts;a guidewire with a proximal end and a distal end, the guidewire distal end affixed to a point inside of the sheath that is distal to the struts; andfilter material positioned within the lumen in the sheath with the filter material being affixed to portions of struts; whereby by pulling the proximal end of the guidewire relative to the sheath, the struts will expand outwardly and open up the filter material in the form of a filter basket.