Abstract
The Greenfield filter was the result of collaboration between a surgeon and a petroleum engineer. Originally it was a component of a catheter management approach to massive pulmonary embolism. Industry support allowed further technical improvements and long-term patient followup studies.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
MeSH terms
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Biomedical Engineering / history
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Equipment Design
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History, 20th Century
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Humans
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Interprofessional Relations
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Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control
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Vena Cava Filters / history*
Personal name as subject
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Lazar J Greenfield
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Garman Kimmel