Clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel

A clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel, the device having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration and comprising:

• a shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
• and
• an expandable body eccentrically coupled to and extending distally of the shaft, the expandable body comprising:
• at least two clot scaffolding segments connected by a hinge element configured to self-align the clot scaffolding sections for articulating in bends of the vasculature, wherein the hinge element is the only point of contact between the at least two clot scaffolding segments;
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• at least one clot inlet mouth between the at least two clot scaffolding segments,
• wherein regions of the plurality of at least two clot scaffolding segments are configured to exert an outward radial force on the clot to urge the clot towards the at least one clot inlet mouth;
• and
• wherein the expandable body comprises a plurality of struts and at least some of the plurality of struts include a series of clot engagement protrusions.

A clot retrieval device for removing clot from a blood vessel, the device having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration and comprising:

• a shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end;
• an expandable body extending distally of the shaft, the expandable body comprising:
• at least two clot scaffolding segments connected by a self-aligning hinge element for articulating bends of the vasculature, wherein the hinge element is the only point of contact between the at least two clot scaffolding segments;
• and
• at least one clot inlet mouth between the at least two clot scaffolding segments,
• wherein regions of the plurality of at least two clot scaffolding segments are configured to exert an outward radial force on the clot to urge the clot towards the at least one clot inlet mouth;
• and
• a distal net coupled to the expandable body and extending distally thereof, wherein the expandable body comprises a plurality of struts and at least some of the plurality of struts include a series of clot engagement protrusions disposed on a proximal facing surface of the respective struts.