ARTICULATING BASKET WITH SIMULTANEOUS BASKET EXTENSION OR BASKET RETRACTION
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Abstract
A retrieval device is provided for retrieving stones, calculi, and other objects from a body. The device allows for a retrieval basket to be articulated and extended simultaneously. The device also allows for the basket to be articulated and retracted simultaneously.
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43 Claims
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24. A medical device, the device comprising:
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a body; an articulator movably connected to the body; at least a first and a second wire having distal ends; the first and second wire in communication with the articulator; a tool disposed at the distal end of the first and second wire, wherein the articulator is capable of moving the tool outside the longitudinal plane; and wherein the tool is capable of being extended and retracted in a longitudinal plane simultaneously with movement outside the longitudinal plane. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for retrieving an object, the method comprising:
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inserting a device for removing an object into a patient; extending a tool of the device out to the object; articulating the tool to encapsulate the object; and retracting the tool to retrieve the object, wherein the extending and the articulating are capable of being performed simultaneously or the articulating and the retracting are capable of being performed simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A medical device, the device comprising:
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a body; an articulator movably connected to the body, the articulator comprising at least a first and a second pivot pin, wherein the first wire and the second wire are in communication with the first pivot pin and the second pivot pin; at least a first and a second wire having distal ends; the first and second wire in communication with the articulator; a sheath at least partially disposed about the first and second wire; a tool disposed at the distal end of the first and second wire, wherein the articulator is capable of moving the tool outside the longitudinal plane; and wherein the tool is capable of being extended and retracted in a longitudinal plane simultaneously with movement outside the longitudinal plane. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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