Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for the intravascular ultrasound-guided placement of a vena cava filter

US6645152B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Inventors

Matthew Jung · Grand Rapids, US
Hermann W. Kaebnick · Louisville, US
Edward V. Kinney · Louisville, US
Richard A. Mitchell · Louisville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2002
Grant date	Nov 11, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0067
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for the intravascular placement of a vena cava filter includes a flexible deployment sheath and an IVUC with an ultrasonic imaging element. These two components are joined together and oriented in a substantially parallel relationship with one another with the imaging components of the IVUC extending above or in front of the upper opening of the deployment sheath. Once the apparatus is appropriately positioned within the vena cava, as determined through ultrasonic imaging, a filter and its associated delivery system are inserted through the deployment sheath to the appropriate location for deployment.

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