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Apparatus and method for capturing a wire in a blood vessel

  • US 20030120263A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2001
  • Published: 06/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for capturing a wire within a lumen of a blood vessel, said apparatus comprising:

  • a tube having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said tube adapted for placement within the lumen of a blood vessel;

    a wire loop extending from said distal end of the said tube, said wire loop having a substantially cardioidal shape; and

    means for constricting said wire loop.

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