Multifunction retrieval devices and related methods
US10105153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2215
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device may include a handle, and a sheath coupled to the handle. The sheath may include a lumen. The device may also include an instrument assembly coupled to the handle, and extending through the lumen of the sheath. The instrument assembly may include a basket configured to move relative to the sheath, and between contracted and expanded states. The instrument assembly may also include a forceps configured to reciprocate along a central longitudinal axis of the basket and through an interior of the basket, and move between contracted and expanded states.
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