EMBOLIC BASKET
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1. A medical retrieval device for use in a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
- an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end extending exterior of the vasculature;
a body having a first section, a second section and a third section configured to form a basket, the body being attached to the second end of the elongate member;
the body first section is a first end portion having at least one first member section;
the body second section is a mid-portion having at least one ring member having a plurality of generally equal length members connected in an alternating V-pattern; and
the body third section is a second end portion having at least one second member section.
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Abstract
An intravascular basket device for use in capturing either naturally occurring or foreign debris found in blood vessels or other regions of the body. The basket device is fabricated from a tube and includes a mid-section having at least one ring configured in an alternating V-pattern. The basket device specifically embodies structure that provides enhanced radial opening and angular resistance to collapse.
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1. A medical retrieval device for use in a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:
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an elongate member having a first end and a second end, the first end extending exterior of the vasculature; a body having a first section, a second section and a third section configured to form a basket, the body being attached to the second end of the elongate member; the body first section is a first end portion having at least one first member section; the body second section is a mid-portion having at least one ring member having a plurality of generally equal length members connected in an alternating V-pattern; and the body third section is a second end portion having at least one second member section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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