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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Concentric Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ivan Sepetka, Los Altos, CA (US);
Emily Vu, San Jose, CA (US);
Dan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
John Miller, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ryan Pierce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tiffany T. Ngo, San Jose, CA (US);
Norman Fung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00287 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2217 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320716 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel are described. The devices are deployed in a collapsed condition and are then expanded within the body. The devices are then manipulated to engage and remove the obstruction.