DEVICES FOR RESTORING BLOOD FLOW WITHIN BLOCKED VASCULATURE
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Abstract
The devices and methods described herein relate to clearing of blockages within body lumens, such as the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
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47 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. An intravascular apparatus for removing an obstruction from a vessel of a patient, the device comprising:
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a microcatheter having a size and flexibility to navigate within a neurovascular region of the patient;
a near connector having a first expanded profile when unconstrained, such that on deployment in the vessel the near connector expands towards the first expanded profile;
at least one lead filament coupling the near connector to the microcatheter; and
a plurality of traversing filaments connected to the near connector and spaced apart on the near connector such that spacing the traversing filaments causes the filaments to move towards a wall of the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47-167. -167. (canceled)
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