Blood clot filter
US8409241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compact blood clot filter having an alignment section that overlaps with a filter section in an axial direction is provided. The filter section has filter struts that extend radially and longitudinally from a hub. The alignment section has alignment struts in which the downstream end of each alignment strut forms a downstream junction with the downstream end of an adjacent alignment strut while the upstream end of each alignment strut forms an upstream junction with the upstream end of an adjacent alignment strut.
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