A thrombectomy catheter with a catheter or delivery sheath having a dual lumen extending therethrough, the catheter having a proximal segment and a distal segment and a linear section coupled therebetween, the distal segment configured as a loop, a port or aperture formed therein said dual lumen of said catheter, the port positioned proximate the distal segment, and a guidewire configured to longitudinally traverse therethrough one of the dual lumen of the catheter, said guidewire having a first end affixed to a mesh strainer, the mesh strainer configured to longitudinally traverse therethrough the other of the dual lumen of the catheter and exit therethrough said port and follow said loop to form retractable mesh strainer.