Patent ID: 11931060
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An aspiration medical device, comprising:
a tubular member having a distal end region and defining an inflow orifice adjacent to the distal end region;
an aspiration member disposed within the tubular member, the aspiration member having a plurality of fluid jets formed therein;
wherein the aspiration medical device has a longitudinal axis and wherein the plurality of fluid jets and spaced apart along the longitudinal axis;
wherein the plurality of fluid jets are defined by openings formed in a wall of the aspiration member, the openings being oriented at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the aspiration member so as to infuse fluid within the tubular member in a proximal direction that is offset from the longitudinal axis of the aspiration member at an angle;
wherein the angle is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees; and
wherein the plurality of fluid jets are configured as high-pressure fluid jets that infuse a high-pressure fluid within the tubular member and wherein the tubular member substantially prevents the high-pressure fluid from damaging tissue.