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Wire for removing intravascular foreign body and medical instrument

  • US 20060052797A1
  • Filed: 09/07/2005
  • Published: 03/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wire for removing an intravascular foreign body comprising:

  • a flexible wire body possessing a forward end;

    a branch part branching out from the forward end of the wire body;

    a plurality of filaments extending across said branch part;

    the branch part and the filaments together forming a capturing space in which is to be captured a foreign body; and

    at least one of the filaments being changeable in length so that a loop formed by the at least one filament and the branch part changes in size.

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