Vessel recanalizer
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1. A vessel recanalizer for removing a piece of blood clog in blood vessel, comprising:
- an elongated main wire, which is sized and shaped for slidably extending along said blood vessel, having a control end and a guiding end adapted for reaching said blood clog in said blood vessel; and
a capturing pocket, which is provided at said main wire between said control end and said guiding end, and located near to the said guiding end, having an opening facing against said control end and a receiving cavity having a size adapted for receiving said blood clog therein, wherein said capturing pocket is adapted to fold between an opened position that said opening of said capturing pocket is opened to communicate said receiving cavity with an exterior of said capturing pocket and a closed position that said opening of said capturing pocket is closed to enclose said receiving cavity, such that when said guiding end of said main wire is slid forwardly in vicinity of said blood clog, said capturing pocket opens to said opened position for aligning said opening with said piece of blood clog, such that when said main wire is pulled backwardly, said receiving cavity collects said piece of blood clog in so as to remove said blood clog in said blood vessel.
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A vessel recanalizer, for removing a blood clog in a blood vessel, includes an elongated main wire, and a capturing pocket. When the main wire is in vicinity with the blood clog, the main wire is actuated to open the capturing pocket for capturing the blood clog therein. The capturing pocket is then closed to retain the blood clog within the capturing pocket. By pulling the main wire outwards, the blood clog is then removed from the blood vessel along with the capturing pocket.
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1. A vessel recanalizer for removing a piece of blood clog in blood vessel, comprising:
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an elongated main wire, which is sized and shaped for slidably extending along said blood vessel, having a control end and a guiding end adapted for reaching said blood clog in said blood vessel; and
a capturing pocket, which is provided at said main wire between said control end and said guiding end, and located near to the said guiding end, having an opening facing against said control end and a receiving cavity having a size adapted for receiving said blood clog therein, wherein said capturing pocket is adapted to fold between an opened position that said opening of said capturing pocket is opened to communicate said receiving cavity with an exterior of said capturing pocket and a closed position that said opening of said capturing pocket is closed to enclose said receiving cavity, such that when said guiding end of said main wire is slid forwardly in vicinity of said blood clog, said capturing pocket opens to said opened position for aligning said opening with said piece of blood clog, such that when said main wire is pulled backwardly, said receiving cavity collects said piece of blood clog in so as to remove said blood clog in said blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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15. The vessel recanalizer, as recited in claim , wherein said capturing pocket further has a plurality of pores for allowing blood passing therethrough to ensure said blood clog to be captured in said capturing pocket when said capturing pocket is slidably pulled backward.
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28. A method for removing blood clog in blood vessel by a vessel recanalizer which comprises a main wire and a capturing pocket provided thereon, comprising the steps of:
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(a) slidably inserting the vessel recanalizer along said blood vessel until said capturing pocket is positioned in vicinity of said blood clog;
(b) opening said capturing pocket and aligning an opening thereof towards said blood clog;
(c) capturing said blood clog in said capturing pocket;
(d) closing said opening of said capturing pocket to trap said piece of blood clog therein; and
(e) slidably ejecting said main wire from said blood vessel to remove said blood clog therein. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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