Blood flow restorative and embolus removal methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8088140
APP PUB NO 20090292297A1
SERIAL NO

12475389

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Methods for restoring blood flow in occluded blood vessels are disclosed. The methods can include accessing an artery with a catheter system and locating an occluded zone within the artery caused by an embolus. The catheter system can include a microcatheter and a blood flow restoration device or an embolus removal device having a self-expandable member configured to be delivered through the microcatheter in a compressed configuration and to be deployed to an expanded configuration upon retraction of the microcatheter. The methods can include deploying the self-expandable member at the location of the occluded zone such that the self-expandable member engages and captures the embolus upon deployment of the self-expandable member and removing the embolus by withdrawing the blood flow restoration device or the embolus removal device.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cragg, Andrew H Edina, US 201 29917
Ferrera, David A Redondo Beach, US 96 11780
Fulkerson, John Rancho Santa Margarita, US 75 6182

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