Patent ID: 11969178
Assignee: INARI MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of capturing and removing a thrombus from a blood vessel in a human, comprising:
advancing an inner elongated member having a thrombus engagement member to a thrombus in the blood vessel;
positioning a catheter in the blood vessel such that a distal end of the catheter is proximal to the thrombus in the blood vessel;
deploying a filter body having a tapered proximal end portion and an open distal end such that the open distal end of the filter body self-expands to a diameter of the vessel at a location between the distal end of the catheter and the thrombus;
expanding the thrombus engagement member and moving the thrombus engagement member linearly such that it engages and disrupts the thrombus, wherein the thrombus engagement member has flexible radially extending members that diverge radially outward in a distal direction and are capable of engaging the vessel wall, and wherein the members each have a radially-outward most portion that is at least partially curved; and
capturing thrombus material with the filter body.