Patent ID: 7736383

Claim:
A cartridge for holding a vessel filter and connectable to a component of a delivery system, the delivery system delivering the vessel filter to a patient, the cartridge comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, a vessel filter having a plurality of filter legs positioned in the housing, and a first engagement member positioned within the housing and slidable with respect to the housing between a first non-engageable position and a second engageable position for attachment to the delivery system in a first orientation such that the vessel filter can be delivered from the cartridge to the delivery system as it is movable through a first opening in the first engagement member, and a slidable control member including a control knob positioned intermediate the first and second ends and extending transversely through the housing and operatively associated with the first engagement members the control knob movable from a position between the first and second ends toward the first end to slide the first engagement member from within the housing between the first non-engageable position and the second engageable position, and a second engagement member positioned within the housing and movable from a third non-engageable position to a fourth engageable position to engage the component of the delivery system to connect the cartridge to the component in a second orientation such that the vessel filter can be delivered from the cartridge to the delivery system as it is movable through a second opening in the second engagement member.