Patent ID: 9545256
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A device for treating a diverticulum, the device comprising: a basket having a first shape wherein the basket is advanceable through a catheter lumen and a second shape upon expansion within a body lumen, the basket operable in the first shape, the second shape, or any intermediate shape between the first shape and the second shape, the basket comprising: a closing component positionable around the basket, wherein the closing component operates between a first shape, a second shape, and any intermediate shape between the first shape and the second shape; a tubular member fluidly connected to the basket, the tubular member connectable to a source of negative pressure, wherein the diverticulum is invertible at least partially into the basket upon application of a negative pressure through the tubular member; a delivery sheath configured to slide coaxially over the basket, wherein the closing component includes a closure clip coaxially over the delivery sheath; and a pusher device configured to move the closure clip, wherein the pusher device is positioned coaxially around the delivery sheath, and wherein the pusher device includes a plurality of distally extending elements including bent tips engaged with a distal-most closure clip.