Patent ID: 9211396
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an elongate member; and a self-expanding braided expandable member defining a plurality of openings and coupled to the elongate member, the self-expanding braided expandable member configured to move from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration when unconstrained; the self-expanding braided expandable member configured to be inserted into a blood vessel in the collapsed configuration and move to the expanded configuration when unconstrained within the blood vessel, the self-expanding braided expandable member when in the expanded configuration defining an interior volume and configured to receive therein at least a portion of a bodily tissue, the self-expanding braided expandable member being movable from the expanded configuration to a helical configuration while disposed within the blood vessel such that only the expandable member has the helical configuration and a capture region is defined between at least a first portion of the self-expanding braided expandable member and a second portion of the self-expanding braided expandable member wherein the self-expanding braided expandable member is moved to the helical configuration by rotating the elongate member.