Thrombectomy treatment system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsAshok Nageswaran, Gaurav Girdhar, Hoai Nguyen, Daniel Deen
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Abstract
A medical treatment device is disclosed herein. In one example, the medical treatment device includes a core assembly which has a first conduct and a second conductor. An insulative material can surround the second conductor and define an electrode portion of the second conductor that is uncovered by the insulative material. The medical treatment device can include an interventional element that electrical couples to the first conductor. The electrode portion of the second conductor can be disposed radially adjacent to or distal of the interventional element.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a stent having an expanded configuration in which the stent is released into a blood vessel and a compressed configuration in which the stent is housed within a microcatheter during delivery of the stent to a treatment site, wherein the stent has a cylindrical body;
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- a guide wire coupled to the stent, wherein the guide wire has at least one connection point with a tube through which the guide wire runs, and wherein the guide wire extends beyond a distal end of the stent.
A medical device comprising:
- a stent having an expanded configuration in which the stent is released in a blood vessel and a compressed configuration in which the stent is housed within a microcatheter during delivery of the stent to a treatment site,
- wherein the stent has a cylindrical body, and
- wherein the stent has a connection point with a tube through which a guide wire runs, the guide wire configured to be positioned distally beyond the stent.
A method comprising:
- introducing a medical device into a blood vessel, wherein the medical device comprises an expandable stent having a cylindrical body, the expandable stent having a connection point with a tube through which a guide wire runs, the guide wire configured to be positioned distally beyond the stent;
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- distally advancing a microcatheter together with the guide wire distally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.