Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for filtering obstructive material within the vasculature of a subject. The device includes a frame with multiple flexible legs connected to a hub, and a web that is positioned between the legs. The web is substantially perpendicular to the central axis. The legs are compressible about the central axis when the frame is in a compressed state, and the legs expand away from the central axis such that the web is held taut when the legs are in an expanded state. In certain embodiments, the web is a single piece of thread that passes through openings in the legs. In certain embodiments, a heat shrink material is used to secure a thread of the web to the frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for filtering obstructive material within the vasculature of a subject. The device includes a generally ellipsoid shaped frame having a plurality of shape-memory arms with a collapsible, sieve-like structure positioned within the elliptical frame. The device may be used as an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter for the prevention of pulmonary embolism, or any other procedure requiring filtering of a vein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for filtering obstructive material within the vasculature of a subject. The device includes a generally ellipsoid shaped frame having a plurality of shape-memory arms with a collapsible, sieve-like structure positioned within the elliptical frame. The device may be used as an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter for the prevention of pulmonary embolism, or any other procedure requiring filtering of a vein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for filtering obstructive material within the vasculature of a subject. The device includes a generally ellipsoid shaped frame having a plurality of shape-memory arms with a collapsible, sieve-like structure positioned within the elliptical frame. The device may be used as an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter for the prevention of pulmonary embolism, or any other procedure requiring filtering of a vein.

Abstract: An embodiment of an endovascular probe includes a probe body, an inflatable mechanism surrounding a portion of the probe body and configured to create a reversible occlusion within a vascular system, multiple channels extending through the probe body, and an imaging device positioned within one of the channels. Another embodiment of an endovascular probe includes a probe body with a first channel configured to accommodate an instrument, a second channel configured to accommodate an imaging device, and a third channel configured to accommodate an irrigation device, along with an inflatable device at an external periphery of the probe body. Another embodiment of an endovascular probe includes an image recording device, a bi-modal mechanism that selectively provides one of irrigation and suction, and a laser fiber.