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Embolectomy catheters and methods for treating stroke and other small vessel thromboembolic disorders

  • US 8,784,441 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2010
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An embolism capturing system comprising:

  • a guide catheter having a proximal obstructive matter retaining member resiliently expandable from a radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration; and

    an embolectomy catheter having a matter capturing receptacle resiliently expandable from a radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration;

    the embolectomy catheter and matter capturing receptacle advanceable over a guidewire previously passed through a vessel obstruction;

    the embolectomy catheter and matter capturing receptacle advanceable through the guide catheter and through the proximal obstructive matter retaining member to the vessel obstruction.

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