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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Eric Johnson, Woodside, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Frank Arko, Plano, TX (US);
Jeff Elkins, Woodside, CA (US);
Martin Seery, San Rafael, CA (US);
Eric Johnson, Woodside, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Frank Arko, Plano, TX (US);
Jeff Elkins, Woodside, CA (US);
Martin Seery, San Rafael, CA (US);
Crux Biomedical, Inc., Portola Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a filter having a first spiral support member having a first end and a second end, a second spiral support member positioned adjacent the first spiral support member to form an open loop between the first end and the second end of the first spiral support member; and a filtering structure attached to the open loop. In another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a filter having a first spiral support member having a first end and a second end; a second spiral support member positioned adjacent the first spiral support member to form a loop between the first end and the second end; a material covering a portion of the first and the second spiral support members; and a structure attached to the loop.