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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Castella, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jeffrey N. Steinmetz, Arvada, CO (US);
Inventors:
Paul Castella, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jeffrey N. Steinmetz, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Bio2Medical, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vena cava filter catheter includes a catheter having a lumen disposed therethrough and at least one strand of biocompatible wire. The at least one strand has a first state in which the at least one strand has an elongate geometry suitable for traversing the lumen of the catheter and a second state in which the at least one strand assumes a pre-set geometry in which the at least one strand assumes a tortuous configuration adapted to occupy a space approximating a luminal diameter of an inferior vena cava.