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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Mark C. Bates, Encinitas, CA (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
David M. Williams, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W.L. Gore Associates, Inc, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32075 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2217 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22094 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
Catheters for the removal of occlusions in a patient's vasculature. Exemplary catheters use a flexible distal end tube which is capable of coiling irregularly within the occlusion and securing it for removal.