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Mechanical clot treatment device

  • US 5,972,019 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1997
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An embolism treatment device comprising a core element and a cage assembly:

  • a. said core element having a distal end and a proximal end and comprising at least a rotatable core wire adapted to pass through, to be rotatable with respect to, and to be non-removable from said cage assembly, andb. said cage assembly having a distal end and a proximal end, and comprising a super-elastic alloy braid substantially coaxial to said core element, said cage assembly coaxial to said core element and having a first deployment shape and a second larger expanded shape, said second larger expanded shape being different from the first deployment shape, and said cage assembly distal end being rotatably attached to said rotatable core wire.

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