The Clinical Rationale for the Sentry Bioconvertible Inferior Vena Cava Filter for the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism

Figure 5

Histological images of the integration of the Sentry filter arms into the wall of the inferior vena cava. Above: section cut through the tips of the filter arms stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Below (dark red box in image above): residual filament material surrounding chronic inflammatory cells adjacent to the fully incorporated tip of a filter arm. Reprinted with permission from Gaines et al. [59]