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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Virgil Voeller, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Inventors:
Virgil Voeller, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intravascular filter provides filtering capacity while retaining desired blood flow. An illustrative filter can include a first filter leg and a second filter leg, each of which have a free end and an opposite joined end. The joined end of each filter leg is secured to a center hub. A first portion of each filter leg extends in a first direction while a second portion of each filter leg extends in a second direction. An apex is positioned between the first and second portions of each filter leg.