Surgery – Instruments – Means for concretion removal
Patent
1990-09-18
1991-11-12
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Instruments
Means for concretion removal
A61B 1722
Patent
active
050644289
ABSTRACT:
A stone retrieval basket having superelastic metallic alloy wires attached to the distal end of an inner elongaged member tube for retrieving calculi and crushing them against an outer introducer tube percutaneously inserted into a patient. The basket comprises kink-resistant superelastic metallic alloy wires such as nitinol forming a bulbous shape for capturing calculi therein. The ends of the superelastic wires of the basket are attached to the distal end of a inner elongated member tube with the aid of sleeves crimped thereon, which are soldered or spot welded in recesses about the distal end of the inner tube. The outer tube is percutaneously inserted into the biliary or urinary system in which the basket is then inserted to capture large-sized stones. A peel-away sheath is also included to introduce the basket and inner elongatged member tube into the outer introducer tube. A dilator member, which is extendable through the passageway of the inner tube, removes any residual debris from the tube that may be left during the stone removal procedure.
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Boatman Scott E.
Cope Constantin
Roberts Joseph W.
Akers Scott R.
Cook Incorporated
Godlewski Richard J.
Kamm William E.
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