Releasable basket
US6099534A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2215
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more loops. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for end-encapsulation of a stone and is strengthened by support members that interconnect the basket loops. A captured stone may be released from the basket with the basket still in the body by opening the loops.
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