Patents Examined by Vy Q. Buf
  • Vascular filter
    Patent number: 6443972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vascular filter (1) which can beplaced in a blood vessel, and which comprises at least one passage with a circumference suitable for the purpose of intercepting thrombus, wherein the filter (1) comprises a longitudinal body member (6) with, in a position of use, a circumference corresponding to the internal diameter of the blood vessel transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing vascular filter (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Cordis Europa N.V.
    Inventors: Gjalt Bosma, Hendrik G. Breedveld, Thomas W. Duerig