Patent ID: 11896247
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for removing a material from a lumen, the apparatus comprising:
an inversion support catheter having a distal end and a distal end opening;
a puller within the inversion support catheter;
a flexible tube that is coupled at a first end region to the puller, wherein a second end region of the flexible tube and at least a first portion of the flexible tube extends over an outer surface of the inversion support catheter, wherein the first portion of the flexible tube is held in a compressed configuration on the outer surface of the inversion support catheter by a releasable attachment that is configured to secure the second end region of the flexible tube to a longitudinal position on the inversion support catheter; and
wherein the puller is configured to be withdrawn proximally through the inversion support catheter to pull the flexible tube proximally within the inversion support catheter so that the flexible tube inverts over the distal end opening.