Patent ID: 9332999
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for disrupting a clot at a treatment location in a blood vessel, the method comprising: positioning a treatment length of a catheter body at the treatment location; positioning a valve body within a first lumen of the catheter body proximally of an aspiration opening in a sidewall of the catheter body, the aspiration opening being located along the treatment length of the catheter body; infusing a thrombolytic agent into the vessel through the first lumen and at least one infusion opening located along the treatment length of the catheter body; activating an agitating mechanism located along the treatment length of the catheter body to disrupt the clot, wherein the agitating mechanism comprises an elongate member having a non-linear portion, and wherein the valve body is located at a distal portion of the agitating mechanism; advancing the valve body within the first lumen of the catheter body until it is positioned distally of the aspiration opening; and aspirating the dissolved clot, and any pieces of solid clot that may be present, from the vessel through the aspiration opening and the first lumen.