Method and apparatus for removal of objects from body passages
CA 1280656 C · Owner: Polyak, Mark · Inventors: Polyak, Mark
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An apparatus for insertion into the urethra for attachment to and removal of an in-dwelling urinary continence device comprises generally a tubular body having a longitudinal bore with a slidable shaft therein. Slidable jaws are connected to a first end of the shaft and are normally retained in a closed position within the bore. The shaft may be longitudinally displaced within the bore to cause the jaws to protrude therefrom and assume an opened position. A magnet, slidable within the jaws, protrudes from the jaws when they are in their opened position to attract a ferrous ball for retraction into the jaws. The apparatus employs a method for removing an intraurethral device wherein …
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- Granted February 26, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 26, 2008.
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