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

Claim 13:
14. An aspiration catheter, comprising:
a catheter shaft defining a lumen;
an aspiration member disposed within the lumen, the aspiration member including a longitudinally-extending shaft portion and a plurality of fluid jet orifices disposed along the longitudinally-extending shaft portion;
wherein the plurality of fluid jet orifices includes a first fluid jet orifice and a second fluid jet orifice disposed distally of the first fluid jet orifice;
wherein the first fluid jet orifice is defined by an opening formed in a wall of the aspiration member, the opening being oriented proximally and at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the aspiration member; and
wherein the first fluid jet orifice and the second fluid jet orifice are configured as high-pressure fluid jet orifices that infuse a high-pressure fluid within the catheter shaft.