Removal and repositioning device
CA 2601620 C · Owner: Gi Dynamics, Inc. · Inventors: Lamport, Ronald B.; Melanson, David A.
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A device for repositioning an implantable device within a natural bodily lumen includes an inner tube defining an internal lumen and adapted for insertion into a natural bodily lumen. An elongated member is slidably or rotatably disposed within the lumen of the inner tube with a grasper disposed at the , distal end of the elongated member adapted to grasp a portion of the implantable device. The implantable device once grasped, can be at least , partially collapsed. For example a hook-shaped grasper grasps a drawstring of the implantable device, manipulating the drawstring and causing the implant to radially collapse. A retrieval hood is advanced over the collapsed portion of the …
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- Filed March 17, 2006 and granted July 23, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 17, 2026.
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