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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Howard Eisner, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0058 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00511 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for removing objects from an in vivo subject includes vacuum tube adapted to be associated with a sheath sized to be inserted into a passageway of the subject. The vacuum tube provides a suction channel extending therethrough. A navigation mechanism is designed to guide the vacuum tube through the passageway. The removal device is designed to remove debris having an approximate diameter of between about 0.0001 mm to about 8 mm.