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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Deaton, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher K. Huynh, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael Dotsey, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jayson Delos Santos, Fremont, CA (US);
Gavin P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Michael Hogendijk, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for removing material (e.g., clot) from within a body, including inverting thrombectomy apparatuses. These methods and apparatuses may include methods and apparatuses for reusing portion of the devices, method and apparatuses for loading and reloading the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses, and methods and apparatuses for improving and enhancing the ability of the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses to remove clot. In particular, described herein are expandable scraper devices that may be used in conjunction with the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses descried herein, or on their own.