Patent ID: 11871948
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An elongate embolectomy device biased to transition from a radially constrained configuration to a radially expanded configuration, the embolectomy device comprising:
a plurality of elongate clot engaging structures, each clot engaging structure comprising a plurality of interconnected struts forming an open cell pattern, and having a proximal active portion and a distal protective portion,
wherein, when the embolectomy device is in the radially expanded configuration, the active portion of each clot engaging structure has a semi-tubular arcuate profile, including a convex face and a concave face facing opposite the convex face, the clot engaging structures being longitudinally disposed relative to each other such that the concave faces of the active portions are facing radially outward, and
wherein, when the embolectomy device is in the radially expanded configuration, the protective portion of each clot engaging structure has a semi-tubular arcuate profile, including a convex face and an concave face facing opposite the convex face, wherein the convex faces of the protective portions are facing radially outward, and the concave surfaces of the protective portions are facing radially inward, respectively, relative to the longitudinal axis of the embolectomy device.