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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Robert Thistle, Brockton, MA (US);
Iiya Yampolsky, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Sepideh H. Nott, Melrose, MA (US);
Hannah S. Kim, Stow, MA (US);
Naroun Suon, Lawrence, MA (US);
David Lee Sandock, late of Littleton, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
A self-centering blood clot filter is provided. The filter includes an anchoring portion including a generally cylindrical radially expandable body including an axial lumen extending therethrough. The filter further includes a filtering portion including a conical body concentrically aligned within the axial lumen of the anchoring portion. The conical body of the filtering portion is tapered to form a distal tip. As such, the blood clot filter can be properly centered within the lumen of a vessel for effective lysing of blood clots.