Patent ID: 8480697
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical device for removing a thrombus from a blood vessel, comprising a single catheter containing: a macrocoil thrombus engaging component having a length with a proximal end and a distal end, the length of the macrocoil comprised of microcoils that allow the length of the macrocoil to be extendable and flexible; a first wire capable of providing force on an end of the macrocoil; within the catheter are two sealing elements, a first forward-sealing element and a second rearward-sealing element that form a pressurable zone within the catheter; the first wire is a retraction wire for the first forward-sealing element; wherein upon removal from the catheter by force on at least the first forward-sealing element, the macrocoil expands and retains microcoils along a length of the macrocoil.