| abstract |
A device for removing a blood clot from a lumen of a vessel, the device comprising a pusher (130) and an expandable tubular cage (100) fixedly engaged to the pusher. The tubular cage has a proximal end (122), a distal end (124), and a wall extending therebetween. The wall comprises a plurality of bands (131) of cells (132) axially arranged along the tubular cage, wherein one band of cells comprises at least one skiving cell (132f) having a cell wall (134) with a proximal portion (134a), a distal portion (134c), and a central portion (134b) 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. |