Intraluminal Mass Collector
First Claim
1. A catheter for disconnecting, collecting and removing an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, comprising:
- a) an elongate catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion;
b) an elongate tubular element extending proximally from an end of said proximal catheter body portion;
c) an intraluminal mass collector configured for collecting an intraluminal mass from a blood vessel, said collector having;
i) a body portion connected to said proximal portion of said catheter body; and
ii) a radially expandable portion extending in a proximal direction from said body portion and surrounding at least a portion of said elongate tubular element, said expandable portion having a reduced diameter configuration with a reduced cross sectional size and at least one expanded diameter configuration, each expanded diameter configuration having a respective expanded cross sectional size;
d) a disconnector configured for disconnecting an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, said disconnector connected to a proximal portion of said elongate tubular element at a distance from said collector.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a catheter for disconnecting, collecting and removing an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, comprising an elongate catheter body, an elongate tubular element extending proximally from an end of the proximal catheter body portion and an intraluminal mass collector configured for collecting an intraluminal mass from a blood vessel. An exemplary collector has a body portion connected to the proximal portion of the catheter body and a radially expandable portion extending in a proximal direction from the body portion, the expandable portion having a reduced diameter configuration with a reduced cross sectional size and at least one expanded diameter configuration. The exemplary catheter additionally includes a disconnector configured for disconnecting an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel located proximally from the collector.
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47 Claims
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1. A catheter for disconnecting, collecting and removing an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, comprising:
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a) an elongate catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; b) an elongate tubular element extending proximally from an end of said proximal catheter body portion; c) an intraluminal mass collector configured for collecting an intraluminal mass from a blood vessel, said collector having; i) a body portion connected to said proximal portion of said catheter body; and ii) a radially expandable portion extending in a proximal direction from said body portion and surrounding at least a portion of said elongate tubular element, said expandable portion having a reduced diameter configuration with a reduced cross sectional size and at least one expanded diameter configuration, each expanded diameter configuration having a respective expanded cross sectional size; d) a disconnector configured for disconnecting an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, said disconnector connected to a proximal portion of said elongate tubular element at a distance from said collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for collecting embolic debris within the vascular system, the method comprising:
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opening a collector within a vascular system on a first side of embolic debris; expanding an expandable lumen blocker on a second side of said embolic debris; collecting said embolic debris within said collector; closing said collector; containing said embolic debris within said collector; and removing said embolic debris from said vascular system. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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