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Spring action medical device

US9108026B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

29References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

Michael D. Deckard · Solsberry, US
Michael W. Hardert · Bloomington, US
Thomas A. Kay, Jr. · Houston, US
William F. Moore · Catlettsburg, US
James C. Elsesser · Bloomington, US
David Christian Lentz · Weston, US
Jeffry S. Melsheimer · LaPorte, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2010
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/22094
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spring action medical device includes a spring that may propel a hammer component in a distal direction when the spring is released from a loaded state. When propelled forward by the spring, the hammer component makes contact with a distal tip of the medical device. The distal tip may then transfer a force to an external object, such as an occlusion in a body lumen.

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