Title:
A MEDICAL DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003088805
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A support (3) for an embolic protection filter comprises a support element in the form of one or more wires (20) of superelastic material, such as Nitinol. A core of radiopaque material is embedded within at least portion of at least one of the support wires (20). The core may be in the form of a wire (21) of a suitable radiopaque material, such as gold, or platinum, or mercury and extends along the length of a support wire. The radiopaque wire (21) is located substantially along the neutral axis of bending of the support wire (20). The radiopaque wire (21) provides visualisation for a clinician during transport of the filter (1) through a vasculature and deployment of the filter (1) in the vasculature.
Inventors:
BRADY EAMON (IE)
VALE DAVID (IE)
MCCAFFREY GERARD (GB)
VALE DAVID (IE)
MCCAFFREY GERARD (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/IE2003/000054
Publication Date:
May 21, 2004
Filing Date:
April 15, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SALVIAC LTD (IE)
BRADY EAMON (IE)
VALE DAVID (IE)
MCCAFFREY GERARD (GB)
BRADY EAMON (IE)
VALE DAVID (IE)
MCCAFFREY GERARD (GB)
International Classes:
A61F2/00; A61B; (IPC1-7): A61F2/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001045592A1 | 2001-06-28 |
Foreign References:
| US6355051B1 | 2002-03-12 | |||
| US5725570A | 1998-03-10 | |||
| US6361545B1 | 2002-03-26 | |||
| US5911734A | 1999-06-15 |
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