Patents by Inventor Zahra Alzaher

Zahra Alzaher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • IVC Filter Retrieval Device
    Publication number: 20240081969
    Abstract: An IVC filter retrieval device useful for removing an IVC filter from a blood vessel, and useful for removing a tilted IVC filter causing the hook to be embedded in the side (wall) of a blood vessel from the blood vessel, and methods for using the same are described. The IVC retrieval device can be used to retrieve other foreign bodies such as, but not limited to, catheters and wires that may become detached from their devices and released into the blood vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: The University of Toledo
    Inventors: Munier Nazzal, Abdullah Nasif, Mohamed Fikri Mohamed Osman, Ayman Ahmed, Sakeena Davis, Soheila Alidad, Zahra Alzaher, Ghayth M. Ansarei