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titanium Greenfield IVC filter
advantages:
- low profile: 14.3 Fr introducer sheath
- percutaneous placement
- lack of ferromagnetic properties
- low recurrent PE rate (3-5%)
- low IVC thrombosis rate (1-9%)
- successful placement (97%)
disadvantages:
- maximum caval diameter = 28mm
- tilting/leg assymetry
- difficult placement from left femoral approach
see also: indications
Stephen P. Johnson, MD - 10 January 1996
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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