Patent ID: 6793648
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A catheter for recovering a medical device carried by a guidewire from a vessel or other tubular conduit in a human body comprising:a tubular main body portion having distal and proximal ends and defining a first lumen sized to receive the medical device; and a guidewire receiving portion having distal and proximal ends and defining a second lumen sized for receiving the guidewire, the guidewire receiving portion being at least partially contained within the first lumen, the distal end of the guidewire receiving portion being moveable with respect to the main body portion from a first position before recovery of the medical device into the first lumen to a second position after recovery of the medical device into the first lumen, the distal end of the guidewire receiving portion extending distally of the distal end of the main body portion when the guidewire receiving portion is in the first position and the distal end of the guidewire receiving portion being contained with the first lumen proximal of the distal end of the main body portion when the guidewire receiving portion is in the second position.