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US 11,439,416 B2Granted
Obstruction removal system
AssigneeMicroVention, Inc.
InventorHeath Bowman
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Abstract
An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state.
Claims20
An obstruction removal device for capturing and removing obstructions from a vascular system comprising:
- a plurality of engaging members;
- and,
- a plurality of links in which each of the plurality of links connect one of the plurality of engaging members to an adjacent engaging member of the plurality of engaging members;
- wherein the plurality of links are configured such that at least one of the plurality of engaging members can rotate independently of another of the plurality of engaging members.
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An obstruction removal device for capturing and removing obstructions from a vascular system comprising:
- a plurality of engaging members that each have an opening;
- and,
- a plurality of links that are each positioned through the opening of at least one of the plurality of engaging members, each of the links connecting one of the plurality of engaging members to an adjacent engaging member of the plurality of engaging members,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of engaging members can rotate independently of another of the plurality of engaging members.
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An obstruction removal device for capturing and removing obstructions from a vascular system comprising:
- three engaging members;
- and,
- two links, each of the links connecting one of the three engaging members to an adjacent engaging member of the three engaging members;
- wherein one of the three engaging members can rotate independently of two of the three engaging members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.