US 11,986,196 B2
Thrombectomy apparatuses and methods
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US); Roy Leguidleguid, Union City, CA (US); Jayson Delos Santos, Fremont, CA (US); Winnie Tang, Santa Clara, CA (US); Michael Turovskiy, San Leandro, CA (US); and Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,551.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/249,561, filed on Sep. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/151,054, filed on Feb. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0257269 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/221 (2013.01) [A61B 17/32075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320008 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320741 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0119 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An introducer apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a flexible knitted or woven tube;
a puller coupled to one end of the knitted or woven tube;
an outer cover extending over the knitted or woven tube;
an inner cover extending at least partially within a lumen of the knitted or woven tube;
wherein the flexible knitted or woven tube is longitudinally movable relative to the outer cover and the inner cover; and
a handle portion continuous with the outer cover and the inner cover, wherein the handle portion comprise a frangible region that is configured to be broken along a predetermined tear line extending through the handle portion, the inner cover and the outer cover so that the handle portion, inner cover and outer cover are peeled away from the flexible knitted or woven tube after breaking the frangible region.