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Patent No.:

US 12274834 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2023

Apparatuses and method for determining if a catheter is engaged with a blood clot

Applicant:

Inquis Medical, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);

William Jason Fox, San Mateo, CA (US);

Neekon Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);

Mojgan Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);

Mahyar Z. Kermani, San Ramon, CA (US);

Michael Pare, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Inquis Medical, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:

Shay Glenn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert J Utama

Assistant Examiner:

Justin L Zamory

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2005.12); A61B 17/22 (2005.12); A61B 17/3207 (2005.12); A61B 17/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/01 (2012.12); A61B 17/22 (2012.12); A61B 17/3207 (2012.12); A61B 17/320783 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00026 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00039 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00119 (2012.12); A61B 2017/22079 (2012.12); A61B 2217/005 (2012.12);
Abstract

Described herein are methods and apparatuses for identifying a clot material in contact with a suction catheter. For example, an apparatus as described herein may include a flexible elongate body having a suction lumen, and an aspiration opening sensor comprising at least two electrodes, and a controller configured to distinguish between clot and blood based on an impedance signal between the two or more electrodes.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Saadat, Vahid. (2025). Apparatuses and method for determining if a catheter is engaged with a blood clot (U.S. Patent No. 12274834). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12274834

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