Minimally invasive thrombectomy

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

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A minimally invasive blood clot capturing invention made of nitinol. The nitinol is shaped into a plurality of fingers to form a frame for a basket and funnel to capture and remove blood clots. The basket and funnel being delivered to the blood clot by a catheter. The basket and funnel are capable of being collapsed within a catheter, capable of being deployed into a blood vessel, and capable of being retracted into the catheter for removal from the blood vessel.

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A61B17/22, A61B17/221, A61F2/01, A61B17/00

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