An assembly for loading a collapsible embolic protection filter 1 into a catheter 2, comprises a catheter 2 defining a reception space at a distal end of the catheter 2 for receiving a collapsed embolic protection filter 1; and a separate removable pushing device 8 for delivering the embolic protection...http://www.google.de/patents/US7846176?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7846176 - Embolic protection system
