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Title:
VEIN FILTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/101978
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The goal of the present invention is to develop a vein filter concept that has a small diameter in the collapsed state and is easy to position without the risk of the legs becoming entangled when deploying the filter. This goal is attained by a vein filter 1 that can switch from a collapsed state to a deployed state and that comprises at least four legs 10a, 10b extending from the filter head 2 to a free end. The vein filter of the invention is characterised in that said four legs are organized in facing pairs 10a, 10b said facing pairs of legs having different lengths.

Application Number:
PCT/EP2013/003502
Publication Date:
August 28, 2014
Filing Date:
November 20, 2013
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Assignee:
BRAUN MEDICAL SAS (FR)
International Classes:
A61F2/01
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011055079A12011-05-12
WO2009088970A12009-07-16
Foreign References:
US20040158273A12004-08-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MAHLER, Peter (Hamburg, DE)
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