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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Giorgio Di Palma, West Valley City, UT (US);
William A. Cartier, Hampton, NY (US);
William Appling, Granville, NY (US);
William C. Hamilton, Jr., Queensbury, NY (US);
Giorgio Di Palma, West Valley City, UT (US);
William A. Cartier, Hampton, NY (US);
William Appling, Granville, NY (US);
William C. Hamilton, Jr., Queensbury, NY (US);
Angio Dynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Abstract
A medical device for removing a material from a hollow anatomical structure is provided. The device includes a radially expandable capture member. The device includes a treatment segment that is positioned distally of the capture member in use and having at least one exit port adapted for delivering a fluid agent to the material. The device includes an embolic capture device that is positioned distally of the treatment segment in use and including a radially expandable filter for capturing a part of the material which travels downstream of the treatment segment. Additionally, a method is provided herein for infusing, injecting, distributing, or releasing an intended fluid into a hollow anatomical structure.