Patent ID: 7578830
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical device retrieval system, comprising: a) a medical device comprising a vascular filter carried by a flexible, elongate shaft, the vascular filter having a proximal profile, the shaft extending proximally from the vascular filter; and b) a retrieval sheath slidably carried along the shaft of the medical device, the retrieval sheath having a body and a distal tip comprising a distal length of the retrieval sheath, the body having a first longitudinal axis, the distal tip having a second longitudinal axis, the distal length being no greater than 5 cm, the distal tip being bent at an angle of between about 5° and about 30° with respect to the body such that the second longitudinal axis is bent with respect to the first longitudinal axis at an angle of between about 5° and about 30°.