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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Marc-alan Levine, Pottstown, PA (US);
Michael Leedle, Conshohocken, PA (US);
John D. Leedle, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Marc-Alan Levine, Pottstown, PA (US);
Michael Leedle, Conshohocken, PA (US);
John D. Leedle, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Rex Medical L.P., Conshohocken, PA (US);
Abstract
A rotational thrombectomy wire for breaking up vascular thrombus or other obstructive material having a core having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion has a smaller diameter than the proximal portion. A cable extends distally of the core. The cable has a first covering material positioned external thereof. A first coil is attached to a distal portion of the cable and has a diameter larger than a diameter of the cable and has a second covering material positioned thereover. The wire is rotatable by a motor.