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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Takeshi Kanamaru, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Takeshi Kanamaru, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/26 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wire for removing an intravascular foreign body comprises a flexible wire body, a branch part branching out from the forward end of the wire body, and a plurality of filaments extending across the branch part. The branch part and the filaments form a space for capturing a foreign body therein. At least one of the filaments is changeable in length so that the loop formed by the filament and the branch part changes in size. The wire is capable of relatively reliably capturing and removing a foreign body in the vessel.