National University of Ireland, Galway

Vetex Medical Limited

Gerard O'Sullivan

Mark Bruzzi

Saeid Kasiri Ghahi

Paul Heneghan

A thrombectomy device for removing thrombus from a body lumen comprises an elongated catheter member () having a distal part and a proximal part, a thrombus blocking body () disposed on the distal part of the catheter member and radially expansible between a contracted orientation and an expanded, thrombus-blocking, orientation, a thrombus capture body () disposed on the distal part of the catheter member in an axially spaced-apart relationship to the thrombus blocking body, and radially expansible between a contracted orientation and an expanded, thrombus-capture, orientation, deployment means actuable to deploy and retract the thrombus capture body and thrombus blocking body; and an elongated control arm operably connected to the thrombus capture body. The thrombus capture body is a cage having an inwardly tapering leading end, the elongated control arm is operably connected to the leading end of the cage, and a thrombus extractor or macerator mechanism is disposed within the cage.

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Galway, Ireland

Gerard O'Sullivan