Patent ID: 6551342
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A filter device, comprising:an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the second end extending exterior of the vasculature; a body including a first section defining a first end portion, a second section defining a mid-portion, a third section defining a second end portion, the first section, the second section and the third section form a conically tapering filter, the body includes an open first end and a substantially closed second end; the body having a longitudinal axis defined by a sidewall, the body being attached to the second end of the elongate member, the elongate member extending from the open first end in a parallel relationship with the longitudinal axis; and the mid-portion further comprising three ring members adjacently configured end to end, each ring member having a plurality of first members in an alternating V-pattern to form sixteen apices defining each a ring proximal end and a ring distal end.