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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney F. Hauschild, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Johann J. Neisz, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Burnsville, MN (US);
Robert C. Grant, New Hope, MN (US);
Mark Polyak, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
Abstract
A foreign body retrieval device is disclosed. The device moves between an open position for receiving the foreign body and a closed position for capturing the foreign body. A novel method for retrieving a foreign body such as a stent is also disclosed.