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Mechanical thrombectomy device for use in cerebral vessels

  • US 20030158518A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2002
  • Published: 08/21/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus suitable for treating a cerebral occlusion, the apparatus comprising:

  • a catheter body having proximal and distal ends and a handle affixed to the proximal end;

    an engagement section affixed to the distal end of the catheter body and comprising at least one deployable element, the deployable element having a contracted state suitable for insertion into a vessel and a deployed state; and

    an atraumatic tip affixed to a distal end of the engagement section, wherein the deployable element is configured to self-expand to a predetermined hook shape extending radially outward from the engagement section and in a proximal direction in the deployed state.

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