Patents Assigned to STRYKER NV OPERATIONS, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20120123466
    Abstract: A device for removing a blood clot from a lumen of a vessel, the device comprising a pusher and an expandable tubular cage fixedly engaged to the pusher. The tubular cage has a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall extending therebetween. The wall comprises a plurality of bands of cells axially arranged along the tubular cage, wherein one band of cells comprises at least one skiving cell having a cell wall with a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a central portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The central portion deforms radially inward in response to a radially applied force to a greater extent than the distal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: STRYKER NV OPERATIONS, LTD., STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen C. Porter, James B. Kellett, Del Kjos