Beaded basket retrieval device
US7559934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2212
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical retrieval device, and related method, for removing material (such as calculi and stones) from the body of a patient has the ability to capture and readily release material. The retrieval device includes a basket having at least one loop with first and second ends including a plurality of bead elements. The first end of the loop is immovable and the second end of the loop is slideably movable.
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