Patent ID: 11918242
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device comprising:
an elongate member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured to be positioned proximate a thrombus within a lumen of a blood vessel at a treatment site; and
a mesh having a first end portion coupled to the distal end portion of the elongate member and a second end portion uncoupled from the elongate member, wherein the mesh has an expanded state in which the mesh is eversible between first and second positions and the second end portion is configured to expand and engage a wall of the lumen of the blood vessel, and wherein the mesh is configured to be electrically coupled to an electrical terminal that delivers a current to the mesh to positively charge the mesh and promote adhesion of the thrombus thereto,
wherein, when the device is positioned within the blood vessel lumen and the mesh is in the first position of the expanded state, proximal movement of the elongate member causes the mesh to move from the first position towards the second position.