Patent ID: 11896251
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for removing a clot, the apparatus comprising:
an intermediate catheter comprising an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen;
an inversion support catheter comprising an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen, the inversion support catheter being disposed within the lumen of the intermediate catheter;
a puller disposed within the lumen of the inversion support catheter;
a flexible tube having a first end coupled at a distal end region of the puller, and a second end held between the outer surface of a distal end region of the inversion support catheter and the inner surface of the intermediate catheter, wherein the flexible tube comprises a slack region formed by a portion of the flexible tube being bunched up on itself on the outer surface of the distal end region of the inversion support catheter, wherein the intermediate catheter is configured to be advanced distally to form the slack region.