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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Richard C. Tah, Framingham, MA (US);
Ronald Ciulla, Westford, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retrieval device includes a sheath having a distal end, and a plurality of support members extending distal of the distal end, the support members each including a distal loop. The retrieval device further includes a hollow member extending distal of the distal end, and a movable member extending distally from the hollow member and slidably extending through the distal loops of the support members.