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Patent US6726701 - Embolic protection device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA collapsible filter element for a transcatheter embolic protection device, the filter element comprises a collapsible filter body of polymeric material which is movable between a collapsed stored position for movement through a vascular system and an expanded position for extension across a blood vessel...http://www.google.com/patents/US6726701?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6726701 - Embolic protection deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6726701 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/986,064Publication dateApr 27, 2004Filing dateNov 7, 2001Priority dateMay 7, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2384398A1, DE10084521T0, DE10084521T1, DE20080298U1, DE60017382D1, EP1176923A1, EP1176924A1, EP1176924B1, US8038697, US20020062133, US20040267302, US20070060945, US20080167677, US20090149881, WO2000067668A1, WO2000067670A1Publication number09986064, 986064, US 6726701 B2, US 6726701B2, US-B2-6726701, US6726701 B2, US6726701B2InventorsPaul Gilson, Eamon Brady, Michael GilvarryOriginal AssigneeSalviac LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (192), Classifications (20), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEmbolic protection device
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