Patent ID: 9655635
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A guidewire retrieval system for use in retrieving a guidewire from a body lumen, the guidewire retrieval system comprising: a retrieval catheter configured for insertion into the body lumen and having proximal and distal end portions, a length extending between the proximal and distal end portions, and a guidewire retrieval lumen extending lengthwise of the retrieval catheter for receiving the guidewire therein, the guidewire retrieval lumen having an axis; a guidewire capture device configured for insertion into the body lumen and having an axis about which the guidewire capture device is rotatable within the body lumen, the guidewire capture device including a hoop member defining a hoop passage for receiving the guidewire therein, and a hook member extending inwardly from the hoop member toward the axis of the guidewire capture device, wherein the hook member is configured to capture the guidewire received in the hoop passage as the guidewire capture device is rotated about its axis, wherein the hook member defines a capture channel configured to capture the guidewire, wherein the capture channel has a channel axis that is generally coaxial with the axis of the guidewire retrieval lumen such that the guidewire is aligned with the guidewire retrieval lumen when the guidewire is captured in the capture channel.