ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE
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Abstract
A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient'"'"'s body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs.
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40 Claims
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21. A retrieval basket, comprising:
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a plurality of legs; and a retainer positioned at a distal end of the retrieval basket and coupled to the plurality of legs, the retainer including a lumen defined by an arched-shaped wall, a first opening defined by a first surface of the arch-shaped wall, and a second opening defined by a second surface of the arch-shaped wall, wherein the plurality of legs are retained within the lumen and the first and second openings. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A retrieval basket, comprising:
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a plurality of legs; and a retainer positioned at a distal end of the retrieval basket and coupled to the plurality of legs, the retainer including a lumen defined by an arched-shaped wall, a first opening, and a second opening, wherein the first and second openings are defined by opposite sides of the arched-shaped wall, and wherein the first and second openings are in fluid communication with the lumen, wherein an intermediate portion of a first leg is retained within the lumen, and an intermediate portion of a second leg extends through the first and second openings and is transverse to the intermediate portion of the first leg. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A retrieval basket, comprising:
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a plurality of legs; and a retainer positioned at a distal end of the retrieval basket and coupled to the plurality of legs, the retainer including a lumen defined by an arched-shaped wall, a first opening, and a second opening, wherein the first and second openings are defined by opposite sides of the arched-shaped wall, and wherein the first and second openings are in fluid communication with the lumen, wherein an intermediate portion of a first leg extends through the first opening and the lumen, and an intermediate portion of a second leg extends through the second opening and the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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Specification