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US 7,344,550 B2Granted
Clot removal device
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsHarold F. Carrison, Roger Farnholtz
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Abstract
A device for removing blood clots and methods of making and using the same. The clot pulling device may include a shaft and one or more strut members that each may include a loop region. The proximal ends of the strut members may be attached to the shaft and the distal ends of the strut members may be coupled to the shaft.
Claims12
A medical device for removing clots from a blood vessel, comprising:
- an elongate shaft having a distal end;
- a first strut having a first end attached to the shaft, a first loop region, and a second end coupled to the shaft;
- a second strut having a first end attached to the shaft, a second loop region, and a second end coupled to the shaft;
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- wherein the first and second loop regions overlap with one another and are disposed about the shaft,
- wherein the first end of the first strut is the proximal end of the first strut and the first end of the second strut is the proximal end of the second strut, wherein the proximal end of the first strut and the proximal end of the second strut are fixedly attached to the shaft.
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A medical device for removing clots from a blood vessel, comprising:
- an elongate shaft;
- one or more strut members each having a first end fixedly attached to the shaft and a second end slidably attached the shaft;
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- wherein each of the one or more strut members have a loop region extending circumferentially around at least a portion of the shaft and a distally-extending region adjacent the loop region and extending distally therefrom,
- wherein the proximal ends of the one or more strut members are fixedly attached to the shaft by winding the proximal ends about the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.