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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2004
Applicant:
James A. Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Inventor:
James A. Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and related methods of use are provided for the capture and removal of various unwanted objects present within the body's anatomical lumens. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device includes a sheath, an elongate member, and a retrieval assembly connected to the elongate member and retractable within and extendable from a lumen of the sheath. The device includes one or more legs releasably connected to a portion of the retrieval assembly in response to movement of the elongate member relative to the sheath.