Stent retrieval device
US6187016A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9528
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent retrieval device for insertion in an artery and capable of being guided along a radiopaque wire is described. The stent retrieval device includes a plurality of flexible individual fingers housed in a flexible tube with the fingers normally biased toward the interior surface of the tube so that when they are pushed out of the tube they will expand the artery and then grasp the stent to be removed.
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