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GIANTURCO-ROEHM BIRD'S NEST® VENA CAVA
FILTER FOR FEMORAL PLACEMENT
CAUTION: U.S. federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of
a physician (or a properly licensed practitioner).
DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The Gianturco-Roehm Bird's Nest Vena Cava Filter set consists of:
• 12 French introducer sheath assembly, appropriate length
• 11 French filter catheter, 40 cm long, with preloaded stainless steel filter and
wire guide pusher
The stainless steel filter is introduced and placed in the inferior vena cava
utilizing standard percutaneous entry (Seldinger) technique.
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1. Safety Lock (Red)
2. Mark
3. Tuohy-Borst Valve
4. Wire Guide Pusher
5. Stopcock
Cross Section of Filter Catheter with Preloaded Filter
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1. Filter Wires
2. Hook Wire Struts
3. Junction Point of Hook Wires
4. Hooks
5. Hook Stops
6. Wire Guide Pusher
7. Wire Guide Pusher Attachment Site
Bird's Nest® Filter
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1. Filter Wires
2. Hook Wire Struts
3. Junction Point of Hook Wires
4. Hooks
5. Hook Stops
6. Wire Guide Pusher (not shown)
7. Wire Guide Pusher Attachment Site
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Distal