Medical retrieval device
US5868754A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/221
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This is a device for capturing and removing bodies or articles from within a vessel, such vessels as may be found in the vascular system or the genital urinary tract. It includes a core wire which has attached at its distal end a plurality of fibers. The core wire may be introduced through a catheter to a selected site and further advanced and "twirled" to engage the offending foreign body. The retriever and its targeted foreign body are then withdrawn using the catheter.
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