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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Michael Bruce Horowitz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Bruce Horowitz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Provided herein are methods and systems for anatomical occlusion removal, comprising a delivery wire having (i) a proximal end having an opening, (ii) a distal end, (iii) an outer surface, (iv) a lengthwise cavity, and (v) a first opening to the lengthwise cavity, the opening being in the outer surface of the delivery wire. A first tether having a proximal end and a distal end that may traverse the lengthwise cavity. A first body may be attached to the distal end of the first tether, the first body adapted to be slidably mounted to the delivery wire and releasably engaged to the delivery wire, wherein while engaged the first body remains fixed on the delivery wire and upon release moves axially along the delivery wire. In embodiments, a second tether may have a proximal end and a distal end traversing the lengthwise cavity and attached to the first body.