Inventors:
Bharat Mehta - Bloomfield MI, US
International Classification:
A61M 25/01
Abstract:
A grooved embolectomy catheter () having lumen including a grooved insertion end (). A method of treating a thrombus in an individual in need of treatment by inserting the above catheter into an individual, at a location in need of treatment, and rotating the catheter within the individual at the location in need of treatment, thereby breaking apart the thrombus is provided.