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US 6,602,265 B2Granted
Tissue separation medical device and method
AssigneeArtemis Medical, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Richard Dubrul, Richard E Fulton
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Abstract
Medical devices that have a novel mechanical trap(s) on the distal end of a shaft that is used for the removal of material from the body. Further an expandable channel is included to entrap the material that aid with removal or obliteration of tissue or foreign bodies is disclosed.
Claims8
A medical device for the removal of tissue from the body comprising:
- a placement element having a distal end;
- a tissue separation device extendable from the distal end, the device comprising:
- at least one longitudinally extending, radially expandable and rotatable tissue separating element capable of forming a cutting path through tissue and separating a tissue section from surrounding tissue;
- a tubular braided element having a proximal end and a distal, open outer end, the open outer end being longitudinally extendable along the cutting path;
- when the proximal end of the tubular braided element is pushed distally to entrap a separated tissue section therein.
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