Patent ID: 7935077
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A thrombectomy catheter deployment system comprising: a. a drive unit having a digitally controlled mode; a carriage assembly having capture tabs; and a pump connector having a dome-shaped receptor cavity and a retractable pin; and, b. a thrombectomy catheter assembly comprising a combination of a pump and catheter, said combination being rigidly coupled to each other such that the combination is loaded into the drive unit as a single unitary item; said pump having a base with an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion also comprising an annular surface that mates with the capture tabs of the carriage assembly; said pump further comprising a piston head having a generally hemispherical top portion with at least two arcuate ribs forming a space therebetween, said top portion adapted to mate with said dome-shaped receptor cavity; wherein said pin is capable of deploying into the space.