Table 1 Distal protection devices that are available or under development
From: Distal protection devices during percutaneous coronary and carotid interventions
Device type | Device name | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
Balloon occlusion devices | PercuSurge GuardWire | Medtronic, Santa Rosa, CA, USA |
Filter devices | AngioGuard | Cordis Corp., Minneapolis, MN, USA |
FilterWire EX | Boston Scientific Corp., Natick, MA, USA | |
Mednova Neuroshield | Mednova Inc., Galway, Ireland | |
AccuNet | Guidant Corp., Indianapolis, IN, USA | |
Catheter occlusion devices | Parodi Anti-Emboli System | ArteriA Medical Science, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA |