Centering intravascular filters and devices and methods for deploying and retrieving intravascular filters
US7323003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An intravascular expandable filter which has centering members that work to center the filter in a body vessel, the centering member creating a zone at the radial extent of the filter substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filter. A device to deploy the filter consisting of an inner sheath with radially expandable distal arms having slots in them to receive the elongate members of the filter. A device to receive the filter consisting of a member to push a central portion of the filter into a receiving portion of the device.
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