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Vein filter

US8864793B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rex Medical, L.P. · US

Inventors

James F. McGuckin, Jr. · Radnor, US
James Erich Bressler · Langhorne, US
David M. Schaller · Wallingford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 5, 2013
Grant date	Oct 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0059
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vessel filter comprising a first distal region terminating at a first end and a second proximal region terminating at a second end of the filter and movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. The first region has a filter portion having a converging region to direct particles toward the center of the filter. The second region is flared in the expanded position to have a transverse dimension increasing toward a second end portion opposite the filter portion and includes a vessel engaging portion at the second end portion. The first region has a retrieval hook and a spacer forming a looped region extending radially from the first region.

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