Patent ID: 8172792

Claim:
An apparatus for removing emboli from a vessel during an interventional procedure comprising a single catheter, the single catheter comprising: a single catheter shaft configured to be advanced along a vascular path of a patient, the single catheter shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a dilation element directly connected to and located on a distal portion of the single catheter shaft, the dilation element having a contracted state and an expanded state; an occlusion element directly connected to and located on a distal portion of the single catheter shaft, the occlusion element being located proximal of the dilation element and the distance between the occlusion element and the dilation element being constant, and the occlusion element having a contracted state and an expanded state; and one or more aspiration ports located on a distal portion of the single catheter shaft, the one or more aspiration ports being in fluid communication with the lumen, and one or more of the aspiration ports being located proximal of the dilation element and distal of the occlusion element.