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Expandable lumen device and method of use

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  • US 6,159,230 A
  • Filed: 05/28/1999
  • Issued: 12/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for retrieving material from tubular structures within the human body comprising the steps of:

  • a) inserting a guide wire into the tubular structure;

    b) guiding a catheter featuring an expandable lumen opening along the guide wire proximate to the material;

    c) expanding the lumen opening to a size sufficient to permit the material to be received in the lumen; and

    d) moving the material into the lumen opening.

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