imaging methods for restoration of thrombus occluded blood vessel blood flow, partial or substantial dissolution and thrombus dislocation, self-expanding thrombus removal equipment and integrated removable thrombus mass
DAVID FRANCO,EARL HOWARD SLEE,MARK PHILIP ASHBY,SANJAY SHRIVASTAVA,THOMAS MCCARTHY,THOMAS WILDER LLL
申请号：
BRPI0908500
公开号：
BRPI0908500A2
申请日:
2009.02.20
申请国别(地区):
BR
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
The invention provides a self-expandable apparatus for removal of a thrombus in a blood vessel, comprising: a push or guide wire； a mesh structure of interconnected struts, the mesh structure comprising a first plurality of mesh cells, the mesh structure having a proximal end (3) and a distal end (2) wherein said distal end (2) of the mesh structure is configured to engage at least a portion of the thrombus to form a removable, integrated apparatus-thrombus mass； a tapering portion comprising a second plurality of mesh cells, the tapering portion disposed toward the proximal end (3) of the mesh structure； and a connection point (9), at which the tapering portion converges, located at a proximal end (3) of the tapering portion, the tapering portion permanently attached to the push or guide wire (7) at or adjacent to the connection point (9)； wherein the apparatus is pre-formed to assume a volume-enlarged form and, in the volume-enlarged form, takes the form of a longitudinally open tube tapering toward the connection point (9).
