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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Brian Benjamin Martin, Felton, CA (US);
Martin S. Dieck, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Benjamin Martin, Felton, CA (US);
Martin S. Dieck, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01);
Abstract
The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.