摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a catheter for disconnecting, collecting and removing an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel, comprising an elongate catheter body, an elongate tubular element extending proximally from an end of the proximal catheter body portion and an intraluminal mass collector configured for collecting an intraluminal mass from a blood vessel. An exemplary collector has a body portion connected to the proximal portion of the catheter body and a radially expandable portion extending in a proximal direction from the body portion, the expandable portion having a reduced diameter configuration with a reduced cross sectional size and at least one expanded diameter configuration. The exemplary catheter additionally includes a disconnector configured for disconnecting an intraluminal mass from a luminal aspect of a blood vessel located proximally from the collector.</p> |