Nationality American Name Kazi Mobin-Uddin | Role Surgeon | |
Born July 16, 1930 Skindarabad, India Died June 10, 1999, Columbus, Ohio, United States Education Jackson Memorial Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, King Edward Medical University | ||
Kazi Mobin-Uddin (July 16, 1930 – June 10, 1999) was an American surgeon specializing in vascular surgery research. In 1969 he developed the first Inferior vena cava filter while on faculty at University of Miami for patients with deep vein thrombosis. He published his findings in New England Journal of Medicine and Archives of Surgery. Till then patients with deep vein thrombosis required a high-risk invasive surgical procedure to prevent thrombus embolization to the pulmonary artery. Newsweek magazine reported on the discovery in its October 20, 1969 issue calling it "Umbrella of life." The Mobin-Uddin umbrella was released for general clinical use in 1970.
American College of Chest Physicians has incorporated Inferior vena cava filter into guidelines for management of deep vein thrombosis. Over 50,000 Inferior vena cava filter are placed in United States each year.