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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Dustin Thompson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
D.h. Perkins, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeeremy Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michele Silver, Windsor, CA (US);
Kevin Mauch, Windsor, CA (US);
Dustin Thompson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
D.H. Perkins, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jeeremy Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michele Silver, Windsor, CA (US);
Kevin Mauch, Windsor, CA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
An obstruction removal system for percutaneous removal of clots or obstructions within the vascular system is disclosed. The obstruction removal system includes a multi-lumen catheter with a plurality of circulating capture devices occurring along a drive belt. The plurality of capture devices may be basket-like devices attached to the drive belt, or may be formed by integral coiled or protuberant sections of the drive belt. The circulating capture or interference devices affect removal of the clot or obstruction bit-by-bit through a series of passes.