Wire for removing foreign matter in blood vessel and medical device using the wire
First Claim
1. A wire for removing foreign matter in a blood vessel, said wire comprising:
- a flexible elongated wire body; and
a first holding portion and a second holding portion provided at the front end of said wire body in spaced relationship with each other, said first and second holding portions being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of said wire body;
whereby said first and second holding portions are moved relative to each other to reduce the distance between said first and second holding portions, thereby holding said foreign matter therebetween.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a wire for removing foreign matter such as an embolus in a blood vessel. The wire includes a flexible elongated wire body and first and second holding portions provided at the front end of the wire body in spaced relationship with each other. The first and second holding portions are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the wire body. In operation, the first and second holding portions are moved relative to each other to reduce the distance between the first and second holding portions, thereby holding the foreign matter therebetween. Accordingly, the foreign matter in the blood vessel can be caught and removed reliably irrespective of the size of the foreign matter.
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1. A wire for removing foreign matter in a blood vessel, said wire comprising:
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a flexible elongated wire body; and
a first holding portion and a second holding portion provided at the front end of said wire body in spaced relationship with each other, said first and second holding portions being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of said wire body;
whereby said first and second holding portions are moved relative to each other to reduce the distance between said first and second holding portions, thereby holding said foreign matter therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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