Patent ID: 8092485

Claim:
An embolus filter, comprising: a) a first corolla having a first axis and first extension elements connected at a first hub, the first extension elements extending from the first hub radially away from the first axis and longitudinally along the first axis in a first axial direction; b) a second corolla having a second axis and second extension elements connected at a second hub, the second extension elements extending from the second hub radially away from the second axis and longitudinally along the second axis in a second axial direction; c) the first and second axes being collinear with the corollas and oriented such that the first and second directions are mutually opposite; d) a plurality of connectors, each connector linking one of the first extension elements and one of the second extension elements, said connectors positioned in a circumferential pattern that holds at least a portion of the first and second extension elements in a circumferential pattern; and e) wherein the first and second extension elements are movably connected to the connectors such that the first and second hubs can be pushed together or pulled apart while the first and second extension elements are still connected to the connectors.