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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EN BLOC REMOVAL OF UNDESIRABLE MATERIAL FROM PASSAGEWAYS

  • US 20160135829A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Published: 05/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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14. A system for removing an undesirable material from within a vessel, the system comprising:

  • a first cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a Lumen extending therebetween;

    wherein a distal portion of the cannula is moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration larger than the first configuration; and

    wherein the distal portion of the cannula includes an inner wall comprising a first material having a first coefficient of friction and a second material having a second coefficient of friction different than the first material, wherein the first and second materials are arranged in a spiral pattern;

    a second cannula in fluid communication with the first cannula and having its distal end situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula, such that fluid removed from the site of interest by the first cannula can be directed along the second cannula and reinfused through the distal end of the second cannula; and

    a pump, in fluid communication with the proximal end of the first cannula to provide a sufficient suction force for generating a vortex flow through the expanded distal and to permit removing the undesirable material from the site of interest, while in fluid communication with the second cannula, to provide a sufficient continuous reinfusion force so as to reintroduce the fluid flow removed from the site of interest.

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