Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
NEURO THROMBECTOMY CATHETER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002019928
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An elongate tubular body (12) extends between a rotatable cutter (22) and a control (18). The cutter (22) is connected to the control (18) with a rotatable element. A vacuum is applied through an annular passage (32) defined between the tubular body (12) and the rotatable element. The tubular body (12) has a sufficiently small outside diameter and sufficient kink resistance and pushability to navigate through the internal carotid artery and at least into the M3 segment of the middle cerebral artery.

Inventors:
PINTOR RAFAEL
CULBERT BRADLEY STEVEN
HEITZMANN HAROLD ALEXANDER
STAMBAUGH BRUCE D
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/042064
Publication Date:
June 13, 2002
Filing Date:
September 06, 2001
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
ENDICOR MEDICAL INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/22; A61B17/32; A61B17/00; (IPC1-7): A61B17/22
Domestic Patent References:
WO1999052454A11999-10-21
WO1998024372A11998-06-11
Foreign References:
US5662671A1997-09-02
US5100426A1992-03-31
DE29722136U11999-04-15
Download PDF:
View/Download PDF      PDF Help



 
Previous Patent: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL DISPERSION OF A GEL IN AN ORGANIC STRUCTURE

Next Patent: TOOLS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CAVITIES IN BONE