FILTER WITH MAGNETIC TIP FOR CLOT FRAGMENTATION

摘要

A magnetically polarizable, filtering device system and a method of using such a system for capturing embolic material contained within fluid flowing through a body vessel of a patient is provided. The filtering device system generally comprises a source adapted to generate a magnetic field and a filter device adapted to capture embolic material and to unclog itself when necessary or desirable. The filter comprises a magnetically polarizable core wire (40).