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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Avantec Vascular Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas DeBeer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Frank Becking, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Karl Halden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Teresa Ruvalcaba, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Funnel-trap type devices or systems made of braid are described for capture and retrieval or, instead, capture and subsequent release of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters or other medical devices. Delivery and/or retrieval devices, kits in which they are included, methods of use and methods of manufacture are all contemplated.