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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Judy L. Walish, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Lawrence J. St. George, Sudbury, MA (US);
Antonio E. Prats, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device for retrieving small fragments from within a patient's anatomy includes a collection wire configured for entering the patient's anatomy. The collection wire includes a distal end with a plurality of tips that are configured to attract stone fragments from the patient's anatomy.