Systems and methods for removal of biological objects from anatomical structures within a body

Abstract

Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to medical aspiration devices and their methods of use. In some cases, the devices are configured to create a vacuum to capture and/or immobilize a solid deposit at a location internal to a subject. Such configurations may be useful, for example, for removing intact kidney stones small enough to pass through the ureter. In some cases, the devices further include an ablation instrument. Such devices may be useful, for example, for ablating larger solid deposits into a plurality of smaller particles at a location internal to the subject (e.g., ablating kidney stones that are too large to pass through the ureter). In some cases, the vacuum created by the devices is used to remove the plurality of smaller particles from the location internal to the subject.