OUR PRODUCT

 

 

Our product is a double-sided umbrella design with a sinusoidal structure to ensure all emboli will be collected and enable easy removal after the surgery is completed without hindering blood flow. The filter will face opposite the direction of blood flow in order to capture all free-flowing blood clots. The filter will utilize nitinol wire and catheter adhesive as well as adding on to the currently used Swan-Ganz catheter to ensure biocompatibility. The product aims to be a FDA Class III PMA Medical Device and to be tested as per ISO 10993.

Double-Sided filter with the bottom portion collapsed. 

Single-Sided Design

The front view SolidWorks model illustrates how the device works when opened. In order to close the device, an attached tube can be pulled over the mechanism in order to safely remove it without harming the patient.

 

 

A closed view of the device shows how the sinusoidal structures enable the device to easily collapse within the tube to ensure that no sharp edges are exposed as the catheter is removed.