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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2011
Applicants:
James F. Mcguckin, Jr., Radnor, PA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Miami Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
James F. McGuckin, Jr., Radnor, PA (US);
John H. Thinnes, Jr., Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Rex Medical, L.P., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2002/8486 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vessel filter having a first region having a first set of struts forming a mounting portion and a filter portion having a converging region at a first portion to direct particles toward the center of the filter. The mounting portion is flared in the expanded position to have a transverse dimension increasing toward a second portion opposite the first portion. A second set of struts forms a second mounting portion flared in the expanded position. A plurality of spaced apart struts extend between the first and second regions.