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US 2006/0135987 A1Published application
Embolic coil retrieval system
AssigneeCordis Neurovascular, Inc.
InventorsDonald Jones, Vladimir Mitelberg
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Abstract
An embolic coil retrieval system for retrieving or repositioning an embolic coil within the vasculature of the human body which is comprised of a very small embolic coil retriever having a jaw member with major and minor teeth which form pockets for grasping an embolic coil when the jaw member is closed.
Claims2
A method for capturing an embolic coil in a vessel of the body, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an embolic coil retrieval system comprising a sheath, an embolic coil retriever comprising a cylindrical member, a jaw member including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a third jaw attached to said cylindrical member, a plurality of teeth attached to said jaw member, and an actuator wire attached to said cylindrical member;
- inserting said embolic coil retrieval system into the vasculature of the human body;
- pushing said actuator wire distally through said sheath causing said embolic coil retriever to exit a distal end of said sheath thereby allowing said jaws of said embolic coil retriever to open;
- moving said embolic coil retriever distally to align said jaws of said embolic coil retriever with an embolic coil;
- pushing said sheath distally causing said jaws of said embolic coil retriever to close around said embolic coil;
- and,
- removing said embolic coil retrieval system from a vessel of the body.
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A method for capturing a medical device in a vessel of the body, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a medical device retrieval system comprising a sheath, a medical device retriever comprising a cylindrical member, a jaw member including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a third jaw attached to said cylindrical member, a plurality of teeth attached to said jaw member, and an actuator wire attached to said cylindrical member;
- inserting said medical device retrieval system into the vasculature of the human body;
- pushing said actuator wire distally through said sheath causing said medical device retriever to exit a distal end of said sheath thereby allowing said jaws of said medical device retriever to open;
- moving said medical device retriever distally to align said jaws of said medical device retriever with a medical device;
- pushing said sheath distally causing said jaws of said medical device retriever to close around said medical device;
- and,
- removing said medical device retrieval system from a vessel of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.