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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
James F. Mcguckin, Jr., Radnor, PA (US);
Richard T. Briganti, Malvern, PA (US);
Stephan A. Defonzo, Wayne, PA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Philadelphia, PA (US);
James F. McGuckin, Jr., Radnor, PA (US);
Richard T. Briganti, Malvern, PA (US);
Stephan A. DeFonzo, Wayne, PA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Rex Medical, L.P., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Abstract
A vein filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. The first region of the filter has a mounting portion for mounting the vessel filter within the vessel and a first filter portion converging to form a first converging region at a first end portion, positioned radially and axially inwardly of an end of the mounting portion. The second region of the filter has a transverse dimension decreasing toward a second end portion opposite the first end portion to form a second filter portion at the second end portion on the opposing side of the filter from the first filter portion.