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Quick Answer. An inferior vena cava filter is a cone-shaped metal device that prevents blood clots from traveling to the lungs, according to Cleveland Clinic. Doctors place this device in the inferior vena cava to catch blood clots that have broken loose, explains the University of Michigan Health System.
The superior vena cava (SVC) is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation to the right atrium of the heart. It is a large-diameter (24 mm), yet short, vein that receives venous return from the upper half of the body, above the diaphragm. (Venous return from the lower half, below the diaphragm, flows through the inferior vena cava.) The SVC is located in the anterior right superior mediastinum. It is the typical site of central venous access (CVA) via a central venous catheter or a peripherally inserted central catheter.