PERMANENT THROMBUS FILTERING STENT - MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSPITAL

Title:

PERMANENT THROMBUS FILTERING STENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005072169

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A permanent thrombus and plaque filtering stent (12) blocks and/or filters potential emboli in patients undergoing intravascular treatment and/or stent implantation. The stent (12) has a plurality of movable magnetic or ultrasonic agitating elements (25) attached thereto, which when remotely activated move, vibrate or rotate to break up the thrombus, plaque or tissue debris.

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Inventors:

ELMALEH DAVID R (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/001439

Publication Date:

November 02, 2006

Filing Date:

January 19, 2005

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Assignee:

MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSPITAL (US)
ELMALEH DAVID R (US)

International Classes:

A61B17/20; A61B17/22; A61F2/01; A61F2/82; A61F2/00; A61F2/90

Foreign References:

US20020133115A1	2002-09-19
US6936025B1	2005-08-30
US6398792B1	2002-06-04
US6416540B1	2002-07-09
US20050119725A1	2005-06-02

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