Apparatus and method for delivery and/or removal of occlusions in the body

A device comprising:

• a sheath;
• a probe;
• a first material;
• and
• a first opening
• wherein the device has a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein more of the first material is distal the first opening when the device is in the second configuration than when the device is in the first configuration, wherein the first material is closer to a second material when the device is in the second configuration than when the device is in the first configuration,
• wherein the probe has a retracted configuration and an advanced configuration, wherein more of the probe is distal the first opening when the probe is in the advanced configuration than when the probe is in the retracted configuration, wherein when the probe is in the advanced configuration, the probe is movable from a first position to a second position,
• wherein when the device is in the second configuration and the probe is in the first position, the probe is in contact with the first material,
• wherein when the device is in the second configuration and the probe is in the second position, the probe is in contact with the first material or a gap is between the probe and the first material, and
• wherein a distal terminal end of the probe is the same distance or a different distance from the first opening when the probe is in the second position than when the probe is in the first position.