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Vascular filter

  • US 9,452,039 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2013
  • Issued: 09/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A filter for a body lumen, comprising:

  • a first axial portion adjacent a first end of the filter;

    a second axial portion adjacent a second end of the filter;

    a plurality of struts disposed between and coupled to the first and second axial portions, each strut comprising;

    a first apex;

    a second apex offset a longitudinal distance from the first apex;

    a first portion extending between the first axial portion and the first apex, the first portion of the strut comprising;

    a first leg; and

    a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg each extend from a branch point to the first axial portion; and

    a transition portion disposed between the first apex and the second apex, the transition portion disposed radially inward from the first and second apexes.

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