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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Mark Bilitz, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 17/320783 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrombectomy device including a handle, a catheter and a cutting assembly at the distal end of the catheter. The thrombectomy device includes two oppositely wound helical wires, whereupon rotating in opposite direction, the helical wires cooperate to convey thrombus material form the distal end of the catheter to the proximal end of the thrombectomy device without the thrombus material adhering to the inner lumen of the catheter.