Patent ID: 8956383
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for capturing undesirable material, the system comprising: a first cannula having a distal end, an opposing proximal end, and a pathway extending from the distal end to the proximal end, the distal end of the first cannula having an inflatable body having an entry end, an exit end, and a pathway extending substantially axially through the inflatable body upon inflation, the inflatable body having a first wall layer and a second wall layer, the proximal end of first cannula capable of being in fluid communication to a pump; a second cannula in fluid communication with the pump and being designed to have its distal end situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula, a network of veins incorporated into the inflatable body, the network of veins are located between the first wall layer and the second wall layer, and which, upon introduction of a fluid thereinto, inflate the inflatable body to a predetermined shape such that the entry end has a larger diameter than the exit end; and the first wall layer and second wall layer both comprised of impermeable material, the network of veins having a plurality of intersections with spaces between each vein, the space between each vein comprises only the first wall layer and the second wall layer.