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Atraumatic medical device

US7824415B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

25References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

James A. Teague · Boonville, US
Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz · Bloomington, US
Juli L. Curtis · Bloomington, US
Aaron J. Bultman · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2004
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2212
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs.

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