Sentry Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Study of Stages of Incorporation in an Experimental Ovine Model

Figure 7

Representative high-power images from the histological analysis of the integration of the Sentry filter arms into the wall of the IVC. Left: section cut through the tips of the filter arms, stained with H&E. Right: view of residual PPDO filament material, surrounding chronic inflammatory cells adjacent to the fully incorporated tip of a filter arm (dark red box in the image at left).