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Medical device positioning assemblies and methods

US7951066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateAug 17, 2005
Grant dateMay 31, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/00805
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical retrieval device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an assembly for positioning a medical device includes a sleeve having a lumen configured to accept a medical device, and a tab. The tab includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion is configured to receive the sleeve for positioning the sleeve proximate the proximal portion. The proximal portion is configured such that severing the tab along the proximal portion maintains the tab in one piece.

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