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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2009
Jeffrey A. Krolik, Campbell, CA (US);
Daryush Mirzaee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James H. Dreher, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Juan Domingo, Lathrop, CA (US);
Gwendolyn Watanabe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Krolik, Campbell, CA (US);
Daryush Mirzaee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James H. Dreher, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Juan Domingo, Lathrop, CA (US);
Gwendolyn Watanabe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hotspur Technologies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for removing material within a body lumen that includes a catheter including a proximal end, a distal end for introduction into a body lumen, and an aspiration lumen extending therebetween; a guide member extending from the distal end and terminating in a distal tip, the guide member comprising a track adjacent a track lumen extending from the distal tip into the aspiration lumen; and an obstruction clearing device deployable from the guide member and retractable along the track. In addition or alternatively, the apparatus includes a cutting head reciprocable within the aspiration lumen adjacent the distal end for macerating material being aspirated into the aspiration lumen.