Vein filter
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1. A vessel filter comprising:
- a filtering region and a mounting region positioned distally of the filtering region, the filtering region comprising a tubular region and a plurality of elongated filter struts having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the elongated filter struts converging and transitioning into the tubular region, the distal ends of the elongated filter struts extending distally and outwardly at an angle from the tubular region and transitioning to an outwardly curved portion, each elongated filter strut having at a distal end a first dividing region, and the mounting region comprising first and second connecting struts extending distally in different directions from each first dividing region, each of the first connecting struts joining a second connecting strut from an adjacent elongated filter strut in a first joining region such that a plurality of first geometric shapes is formed by each elongated filter strut and its first connecting strut and an adjacent elongated filter strut and its second connecting strut, each of the first geometric shapes being substantially diamond-shaped, and at least one mounting strut extending distally from each first joining region, the vessel filter having a generally flared bell shape such that a transverse dimension of the vessel filter at the distal ends of the elongated filter struts is smaller than a transverse dimension of the vessel filter at the distal ends of the mounting struts, wherein the vessel filter is composed of shape memory material and wherein the vessel filter is movable between a collapsed position for delivery to a vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel.
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Abstract
A vessel filter having a first region and a second region, the filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel. The first region has a filter portion having a converging region to direct particles toward the center of the filter and includes a plurality of spaced apart filter struts. The struts each have a strut height defined as a distance between a first wall and a second wall. A plurality of hooks are at the second region, the hooks having a vessel penetrating tip and a width greater than the width of the strut from which it extends such that the penetrating tip portion of the hook extends beyond the first wall.
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1. A vessel filter comprising:
- a filtering region and a mounting region positioned distally of the filtering region, the filtering region comprising a tubular region and a plurality of elongated filter struts having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends of the elongated filter struts converging and transitioning into the tubular region, the distal ends of the elongated filter struts extending distally and outwardly at an angle from the tubular region and transitioning to an outwardly curved portion, each elongated filter strut having at a distal end a first dividing region, and the mounting region comprising first and second connecting struts extending distally in different directions from each first dividing region, each of the first connecting struts joining a second connecting strut from an adjacent elongated filter strut in a first joining region such that a plurality of first geometric shapes is formed by each elongated filter strut and its first connecting strut and an adjacent elongated filter strut and its second connecting strut, each of the first geometric shapes being substantially diamond-shaped, and at least one mounting strut extending distally from each first joining region, the vessel filter having a generally flared bell shape such that a transverse dimension of the vessel filter at the distal ends of the elongated filter struts is smaller than a transverse dimension of the vessel filter at the distal ends of the mounting struts, wherein the vessel filter is composed of shape memory material and wherein the vessel filter is movable between a collapsed position for delivery to a vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel.
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