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IVC filter with translating hooks

  • US 8,333,785 B2
  • Filed: 04/16/2007
  • Issued: 12/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A filter, comprising:

  • a body including a plurality of strut members disposed about a central axis to define an outer perimeter, each of the strut members including a first strut and a second strut, the body having a first outer perimeter in a first configuration and a second outer perimeter larger than the first outer perimeter in a second configuration; and

    a hook disposed between the first and second struts of at least one of the strut members, the hook having a first elongate member connected to a second elongate member to define a tip, the first elongate member having an end portion coupled to the first strut and the second elongate member having an end portion coupled to the second strut so that in the first configuration, the tip is oriented toward the central axis in a first direction, and in the second configuration, the tip is oriented away from the central axis in a second direction.

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