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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2023
Applicant:
C.r. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael Adam Randall, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0105 (2020.05); A61F 2/0103 (2020.05); A61F 2/011 (2020.05); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preparing a filter for delivery into a body vessel. The filter includes a hub disposed along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of anchor members extending from the hub. Each anchor member includes either a cranial extension or a caudal extension at a distal end thereof. At least one anchor member distal end may be spaced from the hub at each of a first, second, and third distance along the longitudinal axis. The filter also includes a plurality of locator members extending from the hub, the locator members alternatingly interposed between the anchor members.