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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Avantec Vascular Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frank Becking, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kathryn A. Stecco, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Teresa Ruvalcaba, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Karl Halden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61M 25/0012 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22035 (2013.01); A61F 2002/011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Funnel-trap type delivery and/or retrieval devices for temporary Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters or other medical implants or foreign bodies are described. These may employ a locking sheath or a proximal-aperture capture feature or features for IVC filter (or other device) retrieval.