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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Alex Singleton, Sandy, UT (US);
Andrew S. Hansen, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Clark Ragsdale, Herriman, UT (US);
Kenneth Sykes, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00778 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrombosis macerating device for macerating blood clots and blockages in a blood vessel is disclosed. The macerating device comprises an expandable basket that is rotated to macerate the clot or blockage. The expandable basket is disposed at the distal end of the tubular shaft. The expandable basket comprises a plurality of struts that form a braiding pattern. The braiding pattern of the expandable basket comprises a pick per inch that ranges from 2 to 5.