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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Applicant:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Christopher J. Cooper, Toledo, OH (US);
Mohammad H. Elahinia, Toledo, OH (US);
Rajesh Gupta, Toledo, OH (US);
Hamdy Ibrahim, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2217 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A minimally invasive blood clot capturing invention made of nitinol. The nitinol is shaped into a plurality of fingers to form a frame for a basket and funnel to capture and remove blood clots. The basket and funnel being delivered to the blood clot by a catheter. The basket and funnel are capable of being collapsed within a catheter capable of being deployed into a blood vessel, and capable of being retracted into the catheter for removal from the blood vessel.