Patent ID: 8657847
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for capturing particles flowing through a vessel, the device comprising: a catheter for insertion into the vessel, the catheter having a longitudinal lumen therein; a moveable member disposed substantially within the longitudinal lumen, in which at least a portion of the moveable member extends beyond a distal end of the longitudinal lumen; a plurality of flexible struts having a first end connected to the catheter and a second end connected to the moveable member, the struts having a contracted position wherein the struts are helically twisted around the portion of the moveable member that extends beyond the distal end of the lumen and a portion of the longitudinal lumen and an expanded position wherein the struts extend arcuately outward from the moveable member; and an actuation mechanism coupling the moveable member to the catheter, wherein rotation of the moveable member induces longitudinal movement of the moveable member.