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US 9,801,658 B2Granted
Removal device
AssigneeAttenueX Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKevin G. Connors, Ryan J. Cahill
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Abstract
Method and system for treating a patient using an inflatable device. A removal device may be used to remove the inflatable device from the body. The removal device can have at least one manually-actuatable member and at least two opposing jaws at a distal end. At least one of the at least two jaws can be movable by actuation of the at least one manually-actuatable member. At least one of the at least two jaws can have a puncturing member.
Claims9
A removal device comprising:
- (a) at least one manually-actuatable member;
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- (b) at least two opposing jaws, at least one of the at least two opposing jaws being movable by actuation of the at least one manually-actuatable member, wherein at least one of the at least two opposing jaws comprises a gripping member and wherein at least one of the at least two opposing jaws comprises a puncturing member, wherein the puncturing member comprises a cannulated needle having a longitudinal axis and a lumen having a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the lumen is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cannulated needle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.