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Patent US6432122 - Embolic protection device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn embolic protection device has a collapsible filter element (105) mounted on a carrier such as a guidewire (101). The filter element (105) collapses into the outer end of a catheter (118) for deployment and retrieval through a vascular system of a patient. The filter element (105) has a collapsible...http://www.google.com/patents/US6432122?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6432122 - Embolic protection deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6432122 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/921,596Publication dateAug 13, 2002Filing dateAug 6, 2001Priority dateNov 7, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2309055A1, CA2309055C, CA2450927A1, CA2450927C, CN1278713A, DE19882777T0, DE19882777T1, DE29880158U1, DE69838952D1, DE69838952T2, DE69841412D1, EP1028670A1, EP1028670B1, EP1752112A1, EP1752112B1, US6336934, US6645224, US7510565, US7662165, US7785342, US7833242, US7837701, US7842063, US7901426, US8057504, US8216270, US8221448, US8226678, US8430901, US8603131, US8852226, US20020002384, US20020026213, US20030009189, US20030208228, US20040034385, US20040039411, US20040073198, US20050209635, US20050283184, US20060089663, US20060095070, US20060129182, US20060259069, US20060293704, US20070106322, US20070162069, US20070162070, US20070173884, US20070185526, US20070233181, US20070239200, US20070244505, US20080188884, US20090099593, US20090143814, US20110276120, WO1999023976A1Publication number09921596, 921596, US 6432122 B1, US 6432122B1, US-B1-6432122, US6432122 B1, US6432122B1InventorsPaul Gilson, Eamon Brady, Padraig Maher, David Vale, Charles TaylorOriginal AssigneeSalviac LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (172), Classifications (24), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEmbolic protection device
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