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Distal hooks at each end of the side struts allow for filter anchoring (Figure 9G). It is composed of nitinol material, making it MRI compatible.This filter has a small and long delivery system (8F), thus, permitting placement via the antecubital approach.
This spring wire has many different uses and as you might expect, many of these uses are in the engineering industry. Shape memory alloys, which are also called memory wire, can be used in medical, military, robotics, and safety applications. In fact, the United States military has been using NiTinol in the manufacture of F-14 components for years. The most common uses of NiTinol wire are in the medical field.