Patent ID: 8287551
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A vessel filter removal or repositioning device, comprising: a delivery sheath; an elongate member slidingly disposed in the delivery sheath; a plurality of gripping members extending from a distal end of the elongate member, each of the gripping members having a proximal end coupled to the elongate member and a distal end, the distal end of the gripping members diverging away from a longitudinal axis of the elongate member in an expanded configuration and converging toward the longitudinal axis of the elongate member in a collapsed configuration; a flexible liner connected to the gripping members forming an inner surface, the flexible liner formed from a material with tactile properties and including a sticky coating; and a positive electrode and a negative electrode treated to prevent substantial current flow through the blood surrounding an implanted vessel filter, the positive electrode and negative electrode in electrical connection to an output indicating the completion of an electrical circuit upon contact with a vessel filter.