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Extraction devices

US10874421B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

National University of Ireland, Galway · IE

Inventors

Mark Bruzzi · Galway, IE
Saeid Kasiri Ghahi · Galway, IE
Paul Heneghan · Dublin, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2018
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2217/005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Devices of the present disclosure may macerate and extract debris from inside a lumen. Such devices may include an extraction core, a tube including a side wall and a window in the side wall, and a rotatable helical formation disposed inside the tube. In some embodiments, the rotatable helical formation has a variable pitch.

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