APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING OBJECTS BEYOND AN OPERATIVE SITE UTILIZING A CAPTURE DEVICE DELIVERED ON A MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel includes a coil of wire configured to slidably receive a guide wire and a sack having a mouth and a closed bottom opposite the sack. A resilient frame is connected between the coil of wire and the sack for biasing the mouth of the sack open around the coil of wire. The resilient frame is positionable between a collapsed state where the mouth of the sack is closed against the bias of the resilient frame and a deployed state where the mouth of the sack is biased open by the resilient frame.
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36 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. An apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel, the apparatus comprising:
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a guide wire; a resilient frame including a sack having a mouth and a closed bottom opposite the mouth, the resilient frame being positionable between a collapsed state where the mouth of the sack is closed against the bias of the resilient frame and a deployed state where the mouth of the sack is biased open by the resilient frame; a mounting member configured to slidably receive the guide wire, the resilient frame being attached to the resilient frame; a containment collar configured to slidably receive the guide wire therethrough and to receive at least part of the resilient frame therein; and a pull wire connected to the containment collar, wherein in response to relative movement between the guide wire and the pull wire, the resilient frame is positionable between the collapsed state at least partially inside the containment collar and the deployed state outside the containment collar. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel, the apparatus comprising:
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a guide wire including a proximal stop and a distal stop in spaced relation on the guide wire; a mounting member slidably received on the guide wire and disposed between the proximal and distal stops, each stop being configured to avoid the slidable passage of the mounting member; a sack having an inlet mouth; and a resilient frame connected to the mounting member and sack for biasing the mouth of the sack open, the resilient frame being positionable between a collapsed state where the mouth of the sack is closed against the bias of the resilient frame and a deployed state where the mouth of the sack is biased open by the resilient frame, - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel, the apparatus comprising:
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a guide wire; and a resilient frame including a sack for collecting emboli entrained in the body canal, the resilient frame and sack being disposed on the guide wire, the resilient frame having a single, radially extending arm having a first end connected to the guide wire and a second end coupled to an expandable loop, the sack having a mouth and a closed bottom opposite the mouth, the mouth of the sack being attached to the loop, the resilient frame being positionable between a collapsed state where the mouth of the sack is closed against the bias of the loop of the resilient frame and a deployed state where the mouth of the sack is biased open by the loop of the resilient frame, the single arm positoning the loop within the body canal or vessel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method for deploying an apparatus for removing a solid object from a body canal or vessel, the apparatus including a guide wire, a resilient frame including a sack having a mouth and a closed bottom opposite the mouth, the resilient frame being positionable between a collapsed state where the mouth of the sack is closed against the bias of the resilient frame and a deployed state where the mouth of the sack is biased open by the resilient frame;
- a mounting member configured to slidably receive the guide wire, the resilient frame being attached to the resilient frame;
a containment collar configured to slidably receive the guide wire therethrough and to receive at least part of the resilient frame therein;
a deployment catheter has an end configured to abut an end of the mounting member; and
a pull wire connected to the containment collar, wherein the pull wire has a proximal end which remains outside the body vessel during usage, the method including;deploying the guide wire in a body vessel of a patient; sliding the mounting member, resilient frame and containment collar over the guide wire to position the resilient frame into a target area in the body vessel; advancing the deployment catheter along the guide wire to a position in which the distal end of the deployment catheter abuts an end of the mounting member; and moving the pull wire proximally to retract the containment collar from the resilient frame. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- a mounting member configured to slidably receive the guide wire, the resilient frame being attached to the resilient frame;
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