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  • Vein filter
    Patent number: 7909847
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Rex Medical, L.P.
    Inventors: James F. McGuckin, Jr., John H. Thinnes, Jr.