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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Applicant:
Franz Freudenthal, La Paz, BO;
Inventor:
Franz Freudenthal, La Paz, BO;
Assignee:
PFM Medical AG, Cologne, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A snare device for capturing an object or for cutting tissue in the body of a human or animal. The device employs at least one twisted loop of memory shaped material housed in and movable relative to a hollow member such as a catheter. The device and method of employment is particularly well adapted for retrieving objects from internal body cavities and cutting tissue therein.