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Systems and Methods for Removing Undesirable Material Within a Circulatory System During a Surgical Procedure

  • US 20110213297A1
  • Filed: 04/12/2011
  • Published: 09/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for capturing dislodged vegetative growth during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:

  • maneuvering, within a circulatory system, a first cannula such that its distal end is positioned in a strategic location for subsequent capture of a vegetative growth that has become dislodged during the surgical procedure;

    positioning, within the circulatory system, a second cannula, in fluid communication with the first cannula, such that a distal end of the second cannula is in a spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula;

    providing a suction force, through the distal end of the first cannula so as to capture any vegetative growth that has become dislodged; and

    performing the surgical procedure.

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