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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
Scott L. Randall, Mesa, AZ (US);
William R. Bratt, Tempe, AZ (US);
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
Scott L. Randall, Mesa, AZ (US);
William R. Bratt, Tempe, AZ (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A filter with translating hooks is described. The filter can include strut members having first and second struts connected by a connecting portion. A translating hook is disposed adjacent the connecting portion of the strut members, the hook including a first elongate member attached at one end to the first strut and a second elongate member attached at one end to a second strut, the opposite ends of the elongate members connected together to define a tip. The translating hooks are configured to bend toward a central axis of the filter when the filter is in a collapsed configuration for delivery to a blood vessel and recovery from a blood vessel, and away from the central axis of the filter when the filter is in an expanded configuration within a blood vessel such that the hooks engage a vessel wall.