Patent ID: 8998843
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A thrombectomy catheter comprising: a catheter body extending from a catheter distal portion toward a catheter proximal portion, the catheter body including a catheter lumen; a high pressure tube extending through the catheter lumen from the catheter proximal portion toward the catheter distal portion, the high pressure tube configured for communication with a fluid source near the catheter proximal portion; a fluid jet emanator in communication with the high pressure tube, the fluid jet emanator having at least one jet orifice for directing at least one fluid jet from said fluid jet emanator through the catheter lumen; an entrainment fluid flow circuit configured to entrain particulate and macerate the particulate therein, the entrainment fluid flow circuit includes: an exhaust fluid flow path configured to draw entrained particulate from the entrainment fluid flow circuit and direct the entrained particulate toward the catheter proximal portion, the exhaust fluid flow path includes: