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Filtering device and method for a venous furcation

  • US 20040199243A1
  • Filed: 01/08/2004
  • Published: 10/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An implantable blood filtering device for implantation in a venous furcation of two source veins into a sink vein to filter embolic material from the blood in one of said source veins before flowing into said sink vein;

  • said device comprising a tubular-shaped porous structure having a first end region configured and dimensioned for anchoring in one of said veins at said venous furcation;

    a second end region configured and dimensioned for anchoring in another of said veins at said venous furcation; and

    a middle filtering zone between said first and second end regions;

    said middle filtering zone having pores configured and dimensioned so as to be effective, when said first and second end regions of the tubular-shaped porous structure are anchored in their respective veins, to filter the embolic material in the blood flowing in said one source vein before entering said sink vein.

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