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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2008
Gary M. Ansel, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael J. Bonnette, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric J. Thor, Arden Hills, MN (US);
David B. Morris, Anoka, MN (US);
Stephen E. Weisel, Brook Park, MN (US);
Gary M. Ansel, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael J. Bonnette, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Eric J. Thor, Arden Hills, MN (US);
David B. Morris, Anoka, MN (US);
Stephen E. Weisel, Brook Park, MN (US);
Embolitech, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The general purpose of the present invention is to provide a catheter for removal of an organized embolic thrombus, preferably in conjunction with a distal occlusion balloon guidewire. The present invention consists of three main components including a capture/delivery sheath, a capture sleeve of mesh attached to a tube and a grasping mechanism attached to another tube which is central to the other components. Operative structures in the form of manifolds are connected to such components in order to manipulate and control the relative positions of the capture/delivery sheath, the capture sleeve and the grasping mechanism. An embolic thrombus is engaged by the deployable automatically expanding serrated fingers of a grasping mechanism in combination with a deployable automatically expanding mesh capture sleeve. The capture/delivery sheath is maneuvered to cause compression of the serrated fingers and of the mesh capture sleeve for subsequent removal of the embolic thrombus.