DEVICE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THROMBI
First Claim
1. A thrombus removing device comprising a micro-catheter and a guide wire, the guide wire being provided with an oblong cage structure suited to be flatly collapsible under an external strain by the micro-catheter and capable of being transported inside the micro-catheter and unfolded to its full cage structure when said external strain caused by the micro-catheter is omitted, wherein the cage structure comprises an external wire structure reinforced by three or more braces extending longitudinally and is provided with a net structure.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for the removal of foreign bodies and thrombi from body cavities and blood vessels using a guide wire provided with a distal element with said distal element being provided with an orthogonal structure.
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- 1. A thrombus removing device comprising a micro-catheter and a guide wire, the guide wire being provided with an oblong cage structure suited to be flatly collapsible under an external strain by the micro-catheter and capable of being transported inside the micro-catheter and unfolded to its full cage structure when said external strain caused by the micro-catheter is omitted, wherein the cage structure comprises an external wire structure reinforced by three or more braces extending longitudinally and is provided with a net structure.
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