Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for clot disruption and evacuation
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Application No.: US13835324Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09332998B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Miranda Ray , Jessica Clayton , Lawrence Go , Michael Thai , James Hanlon , Young Vo
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/22
- IPC: A61B17/22 ; A61B17/3207 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M1/00 ; A61M25/10

Abstract:
The apparatus includes a catheter having a combined infusion/aspiration lumen, a three lumen proximal portion and a two lumen distal portion. An infusion/aspiration valve located at the distal end of the catheter facilitates performing infusion and aspiration through the same lumen, which in turn reduces the number of lumens, and enables the combined infusion/aspiration lumen to be made larger without the need to increase the diameter of the catheter. Differing material properties in the proximal and distal portions of the catheter enable the proximal portion to be made stiffer for pushability, while the distal portion is more flexible to navigate tortuous vasculature and enable a greater amplitude agitator to be received within the catheter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140046243A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLOT DISRUPTION AND EVACUATION Public/Granted day:2014-02-13
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