Steerable stone basket
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorNorman Dillinger
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Abstract
A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, a first elongate member, and a second elongate member. The first and second elongate members are movably disposed within the lumen. The medical device further includes a basket comprising a plurality of legs and a mesh portion. A proximal end of each leg of the plurality of legs is connected to the first elongate member, and a proximal end of the mesh portion is connected to the second elongate member.
Claims14
A method of removing matter from the body of a patient with a medical device including a basket having a plurality of legs and a mesh portion, the method comprising:
- advancing the medical device to a treatment site within the body of the patient;
- and
- capturing the matter within the basket of the medical device by moving a first proximal end of the basket relative to a second proximal end of the basket,
- wherein the moving includes advancing the first proximal end of the basket distally so that the plurality of legs extend outside of a lumen of a sheath, while maintaining the mesh portion fully within the lumen of the sheath.
A method of removing matter from the body of a patient with a medical device including a basket having a plurality of legs and a mesh portion, the method comprising:
- advancing the medical device to a treatment site within the body of the patient;
- and
- capturing the matter within the basket of the medical device by positioning the plurality of legs at a distalmost end of the basket, and thereafter, positioning the mesh portion at the distalmost end of the basket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.