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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
James F. Mcguckin, Radnor, PA (US);
Peter Hinchliffe, Campbell Hall, NY (US);
Walter H. Peters, Downington, PA (US);
James F. McGuckin, Radnor, PA (US);
Peter Hinchliffe, Campbell Hall, NY (US);
Walter H. Peters, Downington, PA (US);
Rex Medical, L.P., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Abstract
A thrombectomy apparatus for breaking up thrombus or other obstructive material in a lumen of a vascular graft or vessel includes a flexible sheath and a wire positioned within the flexible sheath, wherein the wire and flexible sheath are relatively movable. The wire is substantially sinuous in configuration and assumes a substantially sinuous shape when deployed from the flexible sheath and a straighter configuration when retracted into the flexible sheath. The wire is operatively connected to a motor for rotation of the wire to enable the deployed wire to break up the thrombus or other obstructive material.