Vessel occluding material extractor

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2003-04-10

2011-12-06

Houston, Elizabeth (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader

C606S200000, C606S108000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08070761

ABSTRACT:
Methods, devices, and systems for extracting vessel occluding material are provided. An embodiment of a vessel occluding material extractor includes a host structure, a plurality of expandable members, a slide mechanism, and a circumferential member. The host structure has an elongate axis. The expandable members are connected to the host structure arrayed radially around the elongate axis. The slide mechanism is connected to the expandable members and adjacent the host structure, and is slidable in the direction of the elongate axis. The circumferential member is connected to the expandable members between the connection of the slide mechanism and the host structure to the expandable members.

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