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US 12,575,845 · App. 18/145,386 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Thrombectomy device, system and method for extraction of vascular thrombi from a blood vessel

Inventors: Ofir Arad Hadar (Barcelona, ES); Aaron Vilalta Costa (Girona, ES)
Assignee: Anaconda Biomed, S.L.
A61B17/22031A61B17/12031A61B17/12109A61B17/12136A61B17/221A61M29/00A61B2017/00867A61B2017/00938A61B2017/00942A61B2017/1205A61B2017/22051A61B2017/2215A61B2090/3966A61B2217/007
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Patent No.
US 12,575,845
App. No.
18/145,386
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Thrombectomy devices, systems and methods for extraction of vascular thrombi from a blood vessel.

Claims (22)

1 . A thrombectomy device comprising:

a delivery catheter; and

an expandable occlusion member configured to be movably disposed within the delivery catheter in a retracted position and at least partially outside the delivery catheter in an extended position, the occlusion member comprising a non-permeable covering, a diameter of a distal end of the occlusion member being greater in the extended position than in the retracted position, the occlusion member in its extended position being configured to adapt its shape and length to a surrounding blood vessel such that the occlusion member expands to a diameter of the blood vessel and occludes the blood vessel and such that the occlusion member lengthens as it narrows to retain a thrombus within the occlusion member during movement of the occlusion member through the blood vessel.

2 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , further comprising a tapered dilator catheter configured to be movably disposed within the delivery catheter, wherein the occlusion member is configured to remain within the delivery catheter after the dilator catheter has been removed.

3 . The thrombectomy device of claim 2 , wherein the delivery catheter, dilator catheter and occlusion member are oriented on the same axis.

4 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the occlusion member is self-expandable.

5 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the occlusion member comprises a shape memory material.

6 . The thrombectomy device of claim 5 , wherein the shape memory material comprises nitinol.

7 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the occlusion member has a diameter at its distal end of between 2 millimeters and 15 millimeters.

8 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the delivery catheter and occlusion member are oriented on the same axis.

9 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , further comprising a resheathing element adapted to reintroduce the occlusion into the delivery catheter, the resheathing element comprising a cannula, a clamp, a funnel, or any combination of them.

10 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , further comprising an aspiration catheter comprising the occlusion member and a tube extending proximally from a proximal opening of the occlusion member, the aspiration catheter being configured to aspirate and capture the thrombus.

11 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the delivery catheter is configured to deliver the occlusion member to a vascular artery.

12 . The thrombectomy device of claim 11 , wherein the vascular artery is a coronary artery.

13 . The thrombectomy device of claim 11 , wherein the vascular artery is a pulmonary artery.

14 . The thrombectomy device of claim 11 , wherein the vascular artery is a peripheral artery.

15 . The thrombectomy device of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral artery is a renal artery, a mesenteric artery, a femoral artery, a popliteal artery, a tibial artery, vertebral artery, a perineal artery, a hepatic artery, a splenic artery, or an iliac artery.

16 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the delivery catheter is configured to deliver the occlusion member to a vein.

17 . The thrombectomy device of claim 16 , wherein the vein is a peripheral vascular system vein.

18 . The thrombectomy device of claim 16 , wherein the vein is a central vascular system vein.

19 . The thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the expandable occlusion member comprises an expandable funnel.

20 . A system for extraction of vascular thrombi from a blood vessel comprising the thrombectomy device of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a communications channel, a control module, a data storage device, and a guidance system, wherein the control module is guided by a computer-assisted controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: ARAD HADAR, OFIR; VILALTA COSTA, AARON
To: ANACONDA BIOMED, S.L.
Reel/Frame 062995/0860 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation In Part 17235764 · Apr 20, 2021
Continuation 15649266 · Jul 13, 2017
Continuation In Part PCTEP2015079400 · Dec 11, 2015
Continuation In Part 17500844 · Oct 13, 2021
Continuation In Part 17274973 · Mar 10, 2021
Continuation In Part 17291696 · May 6, 2021
Provisional Application 63093540 · Oct 19, 2020
Related Publication 20230127145A1 · Apr 27, 2023
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