CPC A61B 17/22 (2013.01) [A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61M 1/84 (2021.05); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A method of using a suction device to remove an object from a subject's body, the suction device including an expandable suction head at a distal end of a conduit, comprising:
extending the suction device into the body through a lumen of a medical device;
expanding the suction head from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration within the body;
applying suction to move the object into the expanded suction head;
preventing the object from moving proximally beyond the expanded suction head with a filter positioned at a junction between a proximal end of the suction head and the distal end of the conduit; and
removing the suction device with the object from the body.
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