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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Ouriel, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Daniel G. Clair, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for capturing a wire within a lumen of a blood vessel comprises a tube ( ) having a proximal end ( ) and a distal end ( ). The distal end ( ) of the tube ( ) is adapted for placement within a lumen of a blood vessel. A wire loop ( ) extends from the distal end ( ) of the tube ( ), the wire loop ( ) has a substantially cardioidal shape. The apparatus ( ) further includes means ( ) for constricting the wire loop ( ).