CPC A61B 17/320758 (2013.01) [A61B 17/320783 (2013.01); A61M 39/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0626 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A biological conveyance system comprising:
a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough;
an elongated screw having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated screw positioned within the lumen of the catheter;
the elongated screw having a helical shape formed from a plurality of loops and a throughway extending between the distal end of the elongated screw and the proximal end of the elongated screw; the throughway being formed entirely from and within an interior diameter of each of the plurality of loops and forming a passage that is continuous between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongated screw; the throughway of the elongated helical member allowing passage of a guidewire through the elongated screw;
a rotational mechanism linked to the elongated screw and configured to rotate the elongated screw so as to proximally retract biological material fixed within a patient; and,
an introducer sleeve positioned within the lumen of the catheter and having a proximal opening, a distal opening, and with at least one side opening exposing an interior of the introducer sleeve with an exterior of the introducer sleeve.
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