AXIALLY VARIABLE RADIAL PRESSURE CAGES FOR CLOT CAPTURE
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May 17, 2012
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Nov 8, 2011
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Nov 12, 2010
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A device for removing a blood clot from a lumen of a vessel, the device comprising a pusher and an expandable tubular cage fixedly engaged to the pusher. The tubular cage has a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall extending therebetween. The wall comprises a plurality of bands of cells axially arranged along the tubular cage, wherein one band of cells comprises at least one skiving cell having a cell wall with a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a central portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The central portion deforms radially inward in response to a radially applied force to a greater extent than the distal portion.
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