Medical retrieval device
US9955985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2217
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods relating to a medical retrieval device that may include or be used with a catheter. A basket is included with an opening that is oriented transverse to the longitudinal direction in which the catheter extends. The basket may be extended and/or retracted relative to the catheter, and/or may be expanded and/or contracted to, for example, facilitate ensnaring and extraction of a foreign body, object, or polyp, etc. from a patient's esophagus, biliary tree, GI tract, urinary tract, abdominal cavity, kidney, bile duct, urethra, etc.
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