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David Vale
David Vale, Clontarf IE
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20090099593 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE - An embolic protection device has a collapsible filter element ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090254115 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM - An embolic protection system comprises an embolic protection filter | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110054516 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION METHOD - An embolic protection filter for deployment in a vasculature, the filter having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end having one or more inlet openings sized to allow blood and embolic material enter the filter, and the outlet end of the filter having a plurality of outlet openings sized to allow through passage of blood but to retain undesired embolic material within the filter. The filter is movable between a collapsed configuration for movement through a vasculature, and an outwardly extended configuration for deployment in a vasculature. The filter at least in the collapsed configuration was a guidewire lumen defined at least partially therethrough for passing the filter over a guidewire. The guidewire lumen is defined by a lumen-defining member which is spaced proximally of the distal end of the filter. | 03-03-2011 |
David Vale, Contarf IE
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20100268266 | DEVICE FOR LOADING AN EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTER INTO A CATHETER - A transvascular embolic protection system for safely capturing and retaining embolic material released during an interventional procedure comprises an embolic protection device ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110034951 | DEVICE FOR LOADING AN EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTER INTO A CATHETER - A device for loading an embolic protection filter into a catheter including a loading member for collapsing an embolic protection filter, wherein an outlet of the loading member is configured to be aligned with an inlet of a catheter extending along at least part of an exterior surface of the catheter for loading of the collapsed embolic protection filter into the catheter. The loading member may have a passageway extending therethrough, through which an embolic protection filter may be passed to collapse the embolic protection filter. The outlet of the loading member may include an outlet of the passageway that is at least partially funnel-shaped. The loading member may include a tubular part extendable along part of an exterior surface of a catheter, the outlet of the loading member being provided at an end of the tubular part. | 02-10-2011 |
David Vale, Dublin IE
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20090143814 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE - An embolic protection device has a collapsible filter element ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149881 | FILTER ELEMENT FOR EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE - A collapsible filter element for a transcatheter embolic protection device comprises a collapsible filter body which is movable between a collapsed stored position for movement through a vascular system and an expanded position for extension across a blood vessel such that blood passing through the blood vessel is delivered through the filter element. A proximal inlet portion of the filter body has one or more inlet openings sized to allow blood and embolic material enter the filter body and a distal outlet portion of the filter body has a plurality of outlet openings sized to allow through-passage of blood, but to retain embolic material within the filter body. The filter body is at least partially of laminate construction comprising a membrane coated with a coating which is biocompatible, the thickness of the coating being from 4% to 40% of the thickness of the membrane. The coating may be of hydrophilic material. To facilitate retrieval of captured embolic material the distal portion and/or an intermediate portion of the filter membrane may be stretchable. The filter body may have regions of varying hardness or stiffness. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100331952 | METHOD FOR FILTERING EMBOLIC MATERIAL - The method comprises the steps of advancing a guidewire from a first intermediate location to a further intermediate location which is proximal of the treatment location and, subsequently, advancing a medical device over the guidewire toward the further intermediate location. The method may comprise repeating these steps for additional intermediate locations. In one case the treatment location is in the carotid artery. The treatment location may be at or adjacent to the carotid bifurcation. An intermediate location may be at or adjacent to the aortic arch. An intermediate location may be at or adjacent to the carotid take-off. The medical device may be delivered over the guidewire using a delivery catheter. The delivery catheter and the medical device may be advanced through the vasculature without the use of a guide catheter. | 12-30-2010 |
David Vale, Palo Alto, CA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090124934 | GUIDEWIRE TORQUE DEVICE - In accordance with the present invention there is provided a guidewire torquing device configured to be readily attachable and detachable from a guidewire. | 05-14-2009 |
David Vale, Galway City IE
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090112126 | STEPPED GUIDEWIRE WITH SHIM - A medical guidewire ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112127 | NITINOL GUIDEWIRE - A medical guidewire ( | 04-30-2009 |
David Vale, Galway IE
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20110125181 | CLOT CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A clot capture system for disengaging a clot | 05-26-2011 |