Patent ID: 8034095
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of retrieving a medical device from a body vessel, the method comprising: positioning a retrieval system adjacent to a medical device to be removed from a body vessel, the retrieval system including a grasping component with a plurality of arms coupled to a distal tip, a first sheath having a radially expandable portion disposed adjacent to the grasping component, and a second sheath overlying the first sheath and the grasping component; deploying the grasping component to contact a distal end portion of the medical device by opening the plurality of arms in a proximal facing direction of the retrieval system; expanding the expandable portion of the first sheath; advancing the expandable portion over a proximal portion of the medical device; advancing a second sheath over the expandable portion of the first sheath to collapse the expandable portion and the medical device; collapsing the plurality of arms of the grasping component; and removing the system including the medical device from the body vessel.