Patents
US 11751987 B2: Embolic protection device
- Granted
- 2023-09-12
- Filed
- 2021-12-13 application 17549276
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for providing embolic protection in a patient's vascular system. In particular, the devices detailed herein are supported by a flexible scaffold that is coupled to a filter. When deployed into the peripheral or coronary vasculature of a patient, the embolic protection devices of the present disclosure collect and remove embolic debris as a prophylactic measure to lessen the risk of embolic associated complications.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Chaska, MN | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Chouinard | Peabody, MA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Keary | Galway, IE | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aran Murray | Lackagh, IE | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/013 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M25/104 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHOUINARD, BRIAN signed 2017-11-16 KEARY, DAVID signed 2017-11-17 MURRAY, ARAN signed 2017-11-17 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. CHASKA, MN | 58395/671 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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