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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Edward Morris, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cindy M Setum, Plymouth, MN (US);
William J Drasler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Hieu V Le, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert G Dutcher, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Possis Medical, Inc., Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 22 ; 604508 ; 604523 ;
Abstract
A surgical device and method for removal of tissue, such as thrombus, from a vessel in the body. The device has a first tube with a distal open end and an inward directed stop and a second tube with an outward directed stop for engaging the inward directed stop and thereby regulating the relationship between a retrograde jet and the distal open end. Thrombus is dislodged, entrained, and broken into pieces which are evacuated through the first tube.