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Device for removing an elongated structure implanted in biological tissue

  • US 20040153096A1
  • Filed: 02/05/2003
  • Published: 08/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for removing an elongated structure implanted in biological tissue, comprising:

  • a sheath having a first wall defining a first lumen therein, the first lumen having a distal end and being dimensioned to receive the elongated structure therein, and being adapted to allow advancement of the sheath along the elongated structure, the sheath also having a second wall defining a second lumen therein; and

    a snare contained in at least the second lumen in the sheath, the snare having a snare loop extending out of at least the second lumen, at and generally extending around the distal end of the first lumen in the sheath, the snare loop being closeable about the elongated structure when the elongated structure is received in the first lumen of the sheath.

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