Gel sweeper for residual stone fragment removal
US9775631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/22082
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing medical procedures in body lumens are described. Embodiments of the methods include forming a plug to partially or fully occlude the lumen and moving the plug through a surgical field. Embodiments of the systems include an elongate body graspable by a surgical instrument or by a surgeon that are adapted to anchor to the plug.
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