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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kouta Hamuro, Fujinomiya, JP;
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical system for trapping an object inside a body lumen of a living body and removing the object from the living body. The medical system includes a trapping portion, which includes a first engagement portion at the distal end of the trapping portion. A conveying device accommodates the trapping portion. The trapping portion is dischargeable from the conveying device. The trapping portion expands radially outward after being discharged. The medical system includes a collection device that collects the trapping portion. The collection device includes an elongated collection shaft with a second engagement portion configured to engage the first engagement portion. The second engagement portion is configured to pull the first engagement portion at the distal end of the trapping device towards the proximal end of the elongated shaft when the first and second engagement portions engage one another.