MEDICAL DEVICE RETRIEVAL TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE CURVE

MEDICAL DEVICE RETRIEVAL TOOL WITH ADJUSTABLE CURVE

An example implantable medical device (IMD) retrieval system may include an elongate outer tubular member including a longitudinally extending lumen terminating in a distal cup that is configured to receive the IMD; and a retrieval assembly including a retrieval member that includes an elongate memb...

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Hauptverfasser: Lange, Kendra, Bonner, Matthew D, Eggen, Michael D, Hilpisch, Kathryn, Colin, Brian P, Drake, Ronald A, Vatterott, Pierce J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:An example implantable medical device (IMD) retrieval system may include an elongate outer tubular member including a longitudinally extending lumen terminating in a distal cup that is configured to receive the IMD; and a retrieval assembly including a retrieval member that includes an elongate member terminating in at least one snare that is moveable between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration; and a fixed-curve catheter that includes a resilient material forming a distal curve and defining a lumen in which the retrieval member extends in sliding engagement, where the fixed-curve catheter extends in sliding engagement within the lumen of the elongate outer tubular member.