Apparatus for removal of objects from body passages

Details Apparatus for removal of objects from body passages Apparatus for removal of objects from body passages

1987-01-21

1989-09-12

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128328, 128356, 294 2, 294 655, 294100, A61B 1752

Patent

active

048650307

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for insertion into the urethra for attachment to and removal of an in-dwelling urinary continence device comprises generally a tubular body having a longitudinal bore with a slidable shaft therein. Slidable jaws are connected to a first end of the shaft and are normally retained in a closed position within the bore. The shaft may be longitudinally displaced within the bore to cause the jaws to protrude therefrom and assume an opened position. A magnet, slidable within the jaws, protrudes from the jaws when they are in their opened position to attract a ferrous ball for retraction into the jaws. The apparatus employs a method for removing an intraurethral device wherein anchoring members holding the device in place may be collapsed and the device removed with a single insertion of the tool. The device may also be used for retrieving objects from body passages other than the urethra, for example, arteries.

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Advertisement in Urology Times, 3/87, pp. 14-15.

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