Claims
- 1. An implantable device for positioning about a blood vessel bifurcation zone to control flow of embolic material around said bifurcation, the device comprising:
an anchoring element extending within said zone of bifurcation to anchor said device therein, and a deflecting element, associated with said anchoring element, said deflecting element comprising a mesh having a mesh size sufficient to allow passage of blood without hindrance whilst occluding passage of embolic material exceeding a predetermined size.
- 2. The implantable device of claim 1, wherein said anchoring element comprises a wall portion bearing against a blood vessel wall, thereby to anchor said device.
Priority Claims (1)
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RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/637,287, filed Aug. 11, 2000, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/484,965, filed Jan. 18, 2000.
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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