Nitinol Technologies CE-marks vena cava filter:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Nitinol Medical Technologies has CE-marked its Simon Nitinol vena cava filter. The thermal shape-memory filter is designed to prevent pulmonary embolism which occurs when a blood clot lodges in the vessels supplying blood to the lungs. The company, which estimated that the condition causes about 150,000 deaths each year in the US, claimed that the device holds the number two position in sales of vena cava filters worldwide.