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US 2026/0174453 A1Published application
Thrombectomy apparatus and method
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorFrancis Facchini
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Abstract
A thrombectomy apparatus may include a non-locking syringe directly connected in fluid communication to a thrombectomy catheter.
Claims23
A thrombectomy apparatus comprising:
- a syringe directly connected in fluid communication to a thrombectomy catheter.
A thrombectomy apparatus comprising:
- a non-locking syringe connected to a thrombectomy catheter.
A thrombectomy apparatus comprising:
- a non-locking syringe directly connected in fluid communication to a thrombectomy catheter.
A thrombectomy method comprising:
- disposing a thrombectomy catheter within a patient having at least one thrombus to be removed from the patient such that an inserted end of the thrombectomy catheter is located proximal to the at least one thrombus;
- directly connecting a syringe in fluid communication to the thrombectomy catheter;
- applying a gradually increasing pressure to the syringe while monitoring a resistance to the application of pressure to the syringe and thrombectomy catheter;
- modifying one or more pressure-related parameters related to an application of pressure to the syringe based on a result of the monitoring;
- aspirating at least a portion of the at least one thrombus using the application of pressure to the syringe as customized based on the monitoring.
2 more elements
A thrombectomy method comprising:
- disposing a thrombectomy catheter within a patient having at least one thrombus to be removed from the patient;
- hand manipulating a non-locking syringe that is connected in fluid communication to the thrombectomy catheter to aspirate at least a part of the at least one thrombus.
A thrombectomy method comprising:
- disposing a thrombectomy catheter within a patient having at least one thrombus to be removed from the patient;
- hand manipulating a non-locking syringe that is directly connected in fluid communication to the thrombectomy catheter to aspirate at least a part of the at least one thrombus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.