Patent ID: 11957562
Assignee: TRANSVERSE MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
an extension arm;
a frame connected to the extension arm; and
a filter having opposing surface areas terminating around a perimeter of the filter, the filter being connected to the frame at the perimeter and configured and arranged with the frame and the extension arm to:
expand with the frame in a deployed state, and
in the deployed state, conform one of the opposing surface areas to an inner sidewall of a tubular organ in response to force applied to the extension arm in a first direction along a length thereof toward respective surfaces of the inner sidewall of the tubular organ, by engaging the extension arm with the respective surfaces of the inner sidewall of the tubular organ and using the respective surfaces to redirect the applied force in a direction extending toward the frame, therein sealing the frame and the perimeter of the filter to the inner sidewall.