Patent ID: 8052694
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for manipulation of material in a tissue, comprising: a sheath comprising a longitudinal axis and a sheath lumen; an object engaging unit having an operative end and a base, said object engaging unit having a collapsed position within the sheath lumen and an expanded position when extended distal to a distal end of the sheath; an elongated member; and a flexible coupler, disposed between the distal end of the elongated member and the object engaging unit, comprising a flexible cannula including a second lumen and enwrapping at least a portion of the base of the object engaging unit, wherein the at least a portion of the base is disposed within the second lumen, wherein the flexible cannula has a width greater than a width of the at least a portion of the base, the flexible coupler further comprising a longitudinal axis and a distal portion, the distal portion of the flexible coupler being associated with the base of the object engaging unit, and at least the distal portion of the flexible coupler being bendable in an arc relative to the longitudinal axis of the sheath, and wherein the flexible coupler and the base are the same piece of material and contiguous components of the medical device.