Stone retrieval device and related methods of manufacture
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- an elongate member including a plurality of flexibility features, wherein at least two of the plurality of flexibility features define interlocking shapes; and
a basket having a plurality of legs,wherein the elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of a material, the legs being formed by removing longitudinal portions of the material,wherein each of the plurality of legs includes a loop extending between a first end of the elongate member and a second end of the elongate member, wherein at least two loops are connected to each other at a distalmost end of the basket by retrieval material extending between the at least two loops, wherein the loops remain spaced apart from each other when the basket is in an expanded configuration.
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Abstract
A medical device includes an elongate member having a plurality of flexibility features and a basket having a plurality of legs. The elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of a material. The flexibility features are formed by removing first portions of the material to increase flexibility of the elongate member. The legs are formed by removing longitudinal portions of the material.
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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an elongate member including a plurality of flexibility features, wherein at least two of the plurality of flexibility features define interlocking shapes; and a basket having a plurality of legs, wherein the elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of a material, the legs being formed by removing longitudinal portions of the material, wherein each of the plurality of legs includes a loop extending between a first end of the elongate member and a second end of the elongate member, wherein at least two loops are connected to each other at a distalmost end of the basket by retrieval material extending between the at least two loops, wherein the loops remain spaced apart from each other when the basket is in an expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A medical device, comprising:
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an elongate member including a plurality of flexibility features, wherein at least two of the plurality of flexibility features define interlocking shapes; and a basket having a plurality of legs, wherein the elongate member and the basket are formed from a single piece of material, wherein each leg includes a loop extending between a first half-portion of the elongate member and a second half-portion of the elongate member, wherein at least two loops are connected to each other at a distalmost end of the basket by retrieval material extending between the at least two loops, wherein the loops remain spaced apart from each other when the basket is in an expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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25. The medical device of 24, wherein each of the plurality of legs includes a first end and a second end, each of the first ends of the plurality of legs formed on the first half-portion of the elongate member, and each of the second ends of the plurality of legs formed on the second half-portion of the elongate member.
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