Patents Assigned to Incept LLC
  • Vascular device having one or more articulation regions and methods of use
    Patent number: 6129739
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use in filtering emboli from a vessel and performing thrombectomy and embolectomy, wherein a vascular device comprises one or more support hoops, each having an articulation region connected near a distal end of a guide wire, and a blood permeable sac affixed to the support hoop or hoops to form a mouth of the blood permeable sac. The mouth of the sac closes when the apparatus is collapsed for removal to prevent material from escaping from the sac.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Incept LLC
    Inventor: Farhad Khosravi