APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING A FOREIGN BODY FROM A VASCULATURE

Apparatus and methods for retrieving a foreign body from a vasculature are provided. The devices can be Funnel-trap type retrieval devices. The devices can include a compressible support member extending from the distal end of an elongate shaft, the compressible support member having an expanded con...

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Main Authors Villareal, Plaridel, DeBeer, Nicholas, Halden, Karl, Ruvalcaba, Teresa, Becking, Frank
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.04.2024
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:Apparatus and methods for retrieving a foreign body from a vasculature are provided. The devices can be Funnel-trap type retrieval devices. The devices can include a compressible support member extending from the distal end of an elongate shaft, the compressible support member having an expanded configuration, a compressed configuration, a plurality of independent elongate support elements that have a memory for the funnel-shaped expanded configuration, and a cover material that covers the compressible support member and forms a pocket configured for capturing the foreign body in the interior of the compressible support member.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318535668