Patent ID: 9700345
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A snare for retrieving foreign objects within the body of a patient, the snare comprising: a hollow elongate tubular member comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a lumen defined by the inner surface, a distal end, and a proximal end, wherein the hollow elongate tubular member forms a loop at the distal end, the loop comprising at least one opening, and the loop having an open position and a closed position; and a wire slidably disposed in the lumen of the elongate tubular member, the wire comprising at least one engaging member for engaging tissue, wherein the at least one engaging member extends through the at least one opening when the wire is in a first position, and wherein the at least one engaging member is retractable into the lumen of the elongate tubular member when the wire is moved to a second position.