CPC A61B 1/00098 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00089 (2013.01); A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 1/00073 (2013.01); A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A cap for a medical device, the cap comprising:
a wall defining a central lumen and having an outer circumferential surface wherein the lumen is radially inward of the wall and the outer circumferential surface; and
a feature disposed on and protruding outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the cap, wherein a distalmost end of the feature is fixed proximal of a distalmost end of the cap, and wherein the feature is configured to receive a snare loop of a medical device about the feature, such that, in at least one configuration of the snare loop, an entirety of the snare loop is positioned to one side of a central longitudinal axis of the central lumen, wherein the wall includes a cap channel distinct from the central lumen, and extending longitudinally along the outer circumferential surface.
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