STONE COLLECTION DEVICE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170086861A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US14867055

    申请日:2015-09-28

    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical device comprising an outer elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; an inner elongate member disposed within the lumen of the outer elongate member and configured to be axially movable inside the lumen of the outer elongate member, the inner elongate member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a lumen extending therethrough; an expandable cage-like scaffold having a proximal end secured to the distal end of the outer elongate member and a distal end having an inwardly everted tapering framework, the cage-like scaffold composed of a plurality of wires that cross each other at points, and capable of being actuated between a substantially folded configuration and a substantially open configuration. Also disclosed is a method of employing the above disclosed device or variations thereof to capture and remove stones or stone fragments from the body's lumen of a subject.

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