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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Chida, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaomi Imai, Kofu, JP;
Yuki Masubuchi, Hadano, JP;
Takashi Kitaoka, Hadano, JP;
Kazuaki Kanamoto, Hadano, JP;
Assignee:
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/3207 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/32075 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320716 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for suctioning an object in a blood vessel, the method comprising: inserting an expansion portion connected to a shaft portion on a distal portion of the shaft portion into the blood vessel; expanding the expansion portion in the blood vessel; inserting a suction catheter along the shaft portion into the blood vessel; reciprocating at least the expansion portion or the suction catheter relative to each other along an axial axis of the shaft portion; and suctioning the object with the suction catheter.