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US 9,539,016 B2Granted
Multiple loop snare
AssigneeMerit Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsFred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola
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Abstract
A snare device comprising multiple loops is described. The loops may be configured having various sizes or shapes and may be configured for use within a single outer sheath. Each loop provided in connection with a single snare device may have a different size, shape, disposition, or orientation than other loops associated with the same snare device.
Claims17
A snare device comprising:
- an outer sheath comprising a lumen;
- an elongate shaft at least partially disposed within the sheath lumen;
- a first intermediate portion coupled to and extending distally from a distal end of the elongate shaft, the first intermediate portion including a first intermediate leg and a second intermediate leg, wherein the first intermediate leg is disposed substantially parallel with the second intermediate leg;
- a first snare loop having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first snare loop is coupled to a distal end of the first intermediate leg, and wherein the second end of the first snare loop is coupled to a distal end of the second intermediate leg;
- a second snare loop having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second snare loop and the second end of the second snare loop meet at and are coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft at a position adjacent a proximal end of the first intermediate portion;
- wherein the second snare loop is indirectly coupled to the first snare loop via the elongate shaft;
- wherein the first intermediate portion is separate from the second snare loop;
- and
- wherein the first snare loop and the second snare loop are configured to be disposed in a retracted configuration within the sheath lumen and a deployed configuration outside of the outer sheath.
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