Embolic basket
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1. A medical retrieval device for use in a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
- an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end extending exterior of the vasculature;
a body having a first section, a second section and a third section configured to form a basket, the body being attached to the second end of the elongate member;
the body first section is a first end portion having at least one first member section;
the body second section is a mid-portion having at least one ring member having a plurality of generally equal length members connected in an alternating V-pattern; and
the body third section is a second end portion having at least one second member section.
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Abstract
An intravascular basket device for use in capturing either naturally occurring or foreign debris found in blood vessels or other regions of the body. The basket device is fabricated from a tube and includes a mid-section having at least one ring configured in an alternating V-pattern. The basket device specifically embodies structure that provides enhanced radial opening and angular resistance to collapse.
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1. A medical retrieval device for use in a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
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an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end extending exterior of the vasculature;
a body having a first section, a second section and a third section configured to form a basket, the body being attached to the second end of the elongate member;
the body first section is a first end portion having at least one first member section;
the body second section is a mid-portion having at least one ring member having a plurality of generally equal length members connected in an alternating V-pattern; and
the body third section is a second end portion having at least one second member section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medical device for treating an interior of a patient, comprising:
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a body including a first member section, at least one ring member having a plurality of members in an alternating V-pattern defining a ring first end having a plurality of apices and a ring second end having a plurality of apices, and a second member section, the apices of the ring first end being merged with the first member section and the apices of the ring second end being merged with the second member section, the second member section defining a closed terminal end of the body; and
an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the second end being affixed to the body and the elongate member first end extending exterior of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A medical device for treating an interior of a patient comprising:
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a body manufactured from a tubular element, the body including a first section, a plurality of ring members defining a mid-section, and a second section;
an elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion being affixed to the body and the first end portion extending exterior of the patient; and
the ring members of the mid-section each include a plurality of straight members in an alternating V-pattern and a plurality of apices defining a proximal end and a distal end of each ring member such that the distal apices of a ring member are merged with the proximal apices of a successive ring member. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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