Patent ID: 8852205

Claim:
A clot retrieval device for removing a clot from a blood vessel, the device comprising: an inner tubular body having a plurality of openings, a collapsed delivery configuration, and an expanded deployed configuration; and an outer tubular body at least partially overlying the inner tubular body and having a plurality of closed cells, the outer tubular body further including: a first scaffolding segment including a plurality of the closed cells, a second scaffolding segment including a plurality of the closed cells and located distally of the first scaffolding segment, the inner tubular body extending inside both the first and second scaffolding segments, an unscaffolded clot inlet mouth located between the first scaffolding segment and the second scaffolding segment, and a hinge connecting the first and second scaffolding segments, the hinge including a pair of connecting elements, each connecting element connected at a proximal end to the first scaffolding segment and at a distal end to the second scaffolding segment.