APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING A FOREIGN BODY FROM A VASCULATURE

Apparatus and methods for retrieving a foreign body from a vasculature are provided. The devices can be Funnel-trap type retrieval devices. The devices can include a compressible support member extending from the distal end of an elongate shaft, the compressible support member having an expanded con...

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Hauptverfasser: Villareal, Plaridel, DeBeer, Nicholas, Halden, Karl, Ruvalcaba, Teresa, Becking, Frank
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus and methods for retrieving a foreign body from a vasculature are provided. The devices can be Funnel-trap type retrieval devices. The devices can include a compressible support member extending from the distal end of an elongate shaft, the compressible support member having an expanded configuration, a compressed configuration, a plurality of independent elongate support elements that have a memory for the funnel-shaped expanded configuration, and a cover material that covers the compressible support member and forms a pocket configured for capturing the foreign body in the interior of the compressible support member.