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Slidable vascular filter

  • US 9,649,184 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2015
  • Issued: 05/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • a mandrel defining a distal end;

    a stop fixed relative to the mandrel and spaced proximally of the distal end of the mandrel; and

    a filter element comprising a proximal coupling slidably coupled to the mandrel proximal of the stop and a distal coupling slidably coupled to the mandrel distal of the stop,wherein at least a portion of the mandrel is configured to be disengaged from the filter element,wherein the stop restricts translation of the filter element along the mandrel, andwherein translation of the filter element is restricted on the mandrel proximally by the distal coupling abutting against the stop, and distally by the proximal coupling abutting against the stop.

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