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US 2022/0031409 A1Published application
Medical device and method for performing a surgical operation in a body
AssigneeArtedrone
InventorPhilippe POULETTY
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Abstract
A medical device (10), preferably a micro robot for application inside a body, and more preferably for application inside a human body (2). The medical device (10) includes a body part (11) and a tail part (12). A recapture line (13) is attached to the tail part (12). The recapture line (13) has a tensile strength which is sufficient to pull back the device while the column strength of the recapture line (13) not sufficient to push the medical device (10).
Claims2
A medical device, preferably a micro robot for use in a body vessel, preferably for application inside a human body, said medical device including:
- a body part and
- a tail part,
- wherein a recapture line is attached to the device, preferably the tail part,
- the recapture line is adapted to pull back the medical device from a target location and a stiffness not sufficient to move the medical device to a target location.
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2-16. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.