| CPC A61B 17/22 (2013.01) [A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61M 25/0075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22082 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61F 2/011 (2020.05)] | 7 Claims |

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1. A method for removing thromboembolic material, comprising:
positioning the distal end of a catheter at least proximate to thromboembolic material in a blood vessel of a person, wherein the catheter has a proximal portion, a distal end and a lumen extending from the proximal portion to the distal end;
providing a vent liquid at a pressure from above atmospheric pressure to approximately equal to body pressure of a human; and
controlling a vacuum valve fluidically coupled to a vacuum source and the catheter and a vent valve fluidically coupled to the vent liquid and the catheter according to a first predetermined sequence at a first frequency at approximately 6 Hz to approximately 16 Hz and a second predetermined sequence at a second frequency at approximately 6 Hz to 16 Hz, wherein
(a) the first frequency is different than the second frequency,
(b) the first predetermined sequence and the second predetermined sequence each have a vacuum-only state in which the vacuum valve is open and the vent valve is closed, a first off-off state following the vacuum-only state in which both the vacuum valve and the vent valve are closed, a vent-only state in which the vent valve is open and the vacuum valve is closed, and a second off-off state after the vent-only state in which both the vacuum valve and the vent valve are closed,
(c) the first off-off state lasts a predetermined period of time from 5.2 ms to 13.9 ms, and
(d) the second off-off state lasts a predetermined period of time.
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