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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Applicants:
James Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
James Riley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Todd Sloan, Medway, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device can be used to entrain biological or foreign material during a medical procedure for the fragmentation of the material. The device also can be used to remove the material safely from the body. The device has a core element with a first portion extending substantially longitudinally and a second portion wound to form at least a helical coil in the shape of cone. A flat wire can substantially wrap the first and second portions of the core element, or a wire can substantially wrap the first portion and a sheath can substantially cover the second portion.