GUIDEWIRE FILTER

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
ANGIOGUARD	CORDIS US CORP	14201 Northwest 60th Avenue Miami Lakes FL 33014	guidewire filter, sheath, sheath introducer, and catheters used in coronary, carotid, peripheral and surgical procedures;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Methods and devices for providing temporary placement of a filter in a blood vessel are disclosed. A filter delivery system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a catheter having an elongate shaft and a tubular member disposed within a shaft lumen defined by the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft also includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall defining the shaft lumen. The tubular member has a first end fixed to the wall of the elongate shaft, and a second end disposed within the shaft lumen. The tubular member defines a guidewire lumen that is in fluid communication with a distal guidewire port defined by the second end of the tubular member. The catheter also includes a proximal guidewire port extending through the wall of the elongate shaft. A filter may be disposed within a distal portion of the shaft lumen. A distal end of a guidewire is fixed to the filter. The guidewire preferably extends through the distal guidewire port, the guidewire lumen, and the proximal guidewire port.