Inventors:
George Teitelbaum - Santa Monica CA, US
Donald Larsen - La Canada CA, US
Assignee:
University of Southern California - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
A61M 25/00
Abstract:
Disclosed are systems and methods for removing a matter from a body cavity of a patient. Exemplary systems of the present invention generally comprise a delivery catheter device, a central matter retrieval device and a device retriever. The central matter retrieval device has an elongated body and shape memory foam attached thereon. In use, the central matter retrieval device is housed within a parking segment of the delivery catheter and delivered to a desired body cavity in a patient. The retriever device is separately deployed to securely remove the matter and the central matter retrieval device from the patient.