Patent ID: 11871947
Assignee: NEUROVASC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A clot removal device, comprising a plurality of segments that includes at least a first segment and a second segment, each segment having two main struts that serve as a supporting frame that is connected to a plurality of secondary struts, wherein:
the plurality of secondary struts form a lattice of cells for each segment;
the two main struts of the first segment having proximal ends that are connected to each other at a proximal point of the first segment, and distal ends terminating at separate connecting points that are distal from the proximal point, with the connecting points being connected to each other to form a generally tubular structure defining an inner lumen for the first segment; and
the two main struts of the second segment having proximal ends connected to the first segment, and the two main struts of the second segment also having distal ends that are connected to each other in the second segment;
wherein each secondary strut has a straight section having opposite ends that are slightly curved in opposite directions so as to form an S-shape, with the secondary struts joined at connection points to form the lattice of cells; and
wherein the clot removal device is delivered to a location at or adjacent to a clot or embolus in the blood vessel, and the plurality of segments are expanded at or adjacent the location of the clot or embolus.