Filter with triangular fingers

Details Filter with triangular fingers Filter with triangular fingers

1993-07-13

1994-09-06

Graysay, Tamara L.

Surgery

Instruments

Internal pressure applicator

A61F 202

Patent

active

053444272

ABSTRACT:
The filter includes a plurality of resilient fingers (2) which can be unfolded and are provided at their free ends with centering and bearing runners (5) for engaging an interior wall of a blood vessel. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fingers and the runners consist of flexible wires that are assembled with groups of two adjacent fingers being joined by a wire part folded in the shape of a hairpin.

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patent: 5104399 (1992-04-01), Lazarus
patent: 5133733 (1992-07-01), Rasmussen et al.

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