US5344427A
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Filter with triangular fingers
Assignee: B Braun Medical SAS
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Filing: 1993-07-13
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Expires: 2013-07-13
Abstract
Abstract The filter includes a plurality of resilient fingers (2) which can be unfolded and are provided at their free ends with centering and bearing runners (5) for engaging an interior wall of a blood vessel. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fingers and the runners consist of flexible wires that are assembled with groups of two adjacent fingers being joined by a wire part folded in the shape of a hairpin.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Philippe Cottenceau
- 👤 Gerard Chevillon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/01; A61F2/0105; A61F2002/016; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0008; A61F2220/0016; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/005; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A filter to be placed within a blood vessel to retain blood clots, said filter comprising: a head; a plurality of clips, each of said clips including a pair of first and second adjacent resilient fingers, each finger having a first end and a second end, and a hairpin-shaped piece of wire having a first end and a second end; said second ends of said first and second fingers being connected respectively to said first end and said second end of said hairpin-shaped piece of wire; said first and second fingers of said plurality of clips being arranged, in the region of the first ends of said first and second fingers, so as to emerge from said head in a substantially conical shape when said filter is inserted within said vessel; said hairpin-shaped piece of wire extending substantially parallel with a wall of said vessel when said filter is positioned within the vessel, and being directed substantially backwards toward said head; and wherein said pair of fingers and said hairpin-shaped piece of wire of each of said plurality of clips are formed from a single folded wire, said wire being held locally at said head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A filter to be placed within a blood vessel to retain blood clots, said filter comprising: a head; a plurality of clips, each of said clips including a pair of first and second adjacent resilient fingers, each finger having a first end and a second end, and a hairpin-shaped piece of wire having a first end and a second end; said second ends of said first and second fingers being connected respectively to said first end and said second end of said hairpin-shaped piece of wire; said first and second fingers of said plurality of clips being arranged, in the region of the first ends of said first and second fingers, so as to emerge from said head in a substantially conical shape when said filter is inserted within said vessel; said hairpin-shaped piece of wire extending substantially parallel with a wall of said vessel when said filter is positioned within the vessel, and being directed substantially backwards toward said head; and wherein said pair of fingers and said hairpin-shaped piece of wire of each of said plurality of clips are formed from a single folded wire, said wire being held locally at said head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A filter according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of clips are all made of a single flexible wire suitably shaped and held substantially locally at said head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A filter according to claim 1, wherein each of said hairpin-shaped pieces of wire defines a substantially triangular area.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A filter according to claim 1, comprising at least three of said clips, said clips being angularly distributed about a longitudinal axis of said filter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A filter according to claim 1, wherein the first ends of said first and second fingers are disposed in holes provided in said head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A filter according to claim 1, wherein at least some of said hairpin-shaped pieces of wire are provided with anchorage hooks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A filter according to claim 6, wherein each of said anchorage hooks is metallic and includes two arms which are secured on a corresponding hairpin-shaped piece of wire.
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