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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1999
Andras Konya, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth C Wright, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A declotting method and apparatus. A declotting apparatus includes a catheter, a member positioned within the catheter, and a plurality of deformable members. The plurality of members bow and compress as the catheter slides relative to the member so that a site may be declotted. In another embodiment, a declotting apparatus includes a first and second catheter, a guidewire, a deformable jacket, and a liner. The deformable jacket expands and contracts as the first catheter slides relative to the second catheter so that a site may be declotted. The guidewire facilitates navigation, and the liner prevents material from entering the apparatus.