A device captures and assists in the removal of a thrombus in arteries, even in small arteries. The device uses a soft coil mesh to engage the surface of a thrombus, and a guidewire is used to retract the soft coil mesh with the captured thrombus. The soft coil is formed by an elongated microcoil element...http://www.google.se/patents/US7955344?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7955344 - Thrombus removal system and process
