Vena cava filter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6436120
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09604384

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A vena cava filter and placement set includes features which can be visualized utilizing sonography. A method of implanting a vena cava filter employs sonography to enable the surgeon to direct the filter to a desired location and ensure that the filter is properly deployed. Designs include members of wire and slotted tubes, constructed of temperature-sensitive shape memory materials and of mechanically expanded materials.

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  • W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Meglin, Allen J 1912 Ashbrook Dr., Wilmington, NC 28403-5302 4 509

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