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US 7,029,440 · App. 10/099,219 · Granted Apr 18, 2006

Distal protection filter and method of manufacture

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,029,440
App. No.
10/099,219
Granted
Apr 18, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Distal protection filter frame and method for using and manufacturing the same. A distal protection filter frame may include one or more struts, a mouth, and a filter coupled to the mouth.

Claims (6)

1. A method of manufacturing a distal protection filter assembly, comprising the steps of:

providing a filter frame having a plurality of struts and a filter body section;

providing a mandrel having a longitudinal axis, a proximal region, a middle region, and a distal region, the middle region having a groove formed therein that extends about the longitudinal axis of the mandrel;

coupling the filter frame to the mandrel wherein at least a portion of the body section is disposed within the groove;

coupling filter material to at least a portion of the filter frame; and

wherein the mandrel includes one or more strut channels and a guidewire channel, and wherein the step of coupling the filter frame to the mandrel includes passing the struts through the strut channels and into the guidewire channel.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2006
From: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
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