title: Distal protection devices during percutaneous coronary and carotid interventions.
abstract: Distal embolization of particulate matter complicates percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions more often than had been recognized until recently. A number of distal protection devices are under development. The PercuSurge GuardWiretrade mark is a balloon occlusion thrombectomy device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for saphenous vein graft intervention. A number of filter devices utilize an expandable filter mounted on the angioplasty guidewire to facilitate entrapment of particles and safe removal. The Parodi Anti-Emboli Systemtrade mark is an example of a catheter occlusion device that establishes protection by reversing blood flow in the target vessel.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. berger.peter@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Panayotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fasseas
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Orford
authors.forename: Ali E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Denktas
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Berger