摘要 |
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device and methods for immobilizing and retrieving material from a patient's body. The medical device includes an expansible member having a proximal end, a delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state. An instrument is detachably engaged with the proximal end of the expansible member to deploy the expansible member within an anatomical lumen beyond material to be retrieved. The expansible member in the expanded state is configured to inhibit movement of the material within the anatomical lumen.
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