Inventors:
Ali Hassan - Mountain View CA, US
Lester John Lloyd - Orinda CA, US
Michael Orth - Los Gatos CA, US
Mark Yang - Los Gatos CA, US
Binh Luong - Los Gatos CA, US
Brian K. Courtney - Toronto, CA
Peter J. Fitzgerald - Portola Valley CA, US
Assignee:
Catharos Medical Systems, Inc. - Campbell CA
International Classification:
A61M 37/00
A61M 1/00
A61M 31/00
US Classification:
604 501, 604 401, 604 504, 604 609, 604 616, 604 27, 604 28, 604 30, 604 35, 604500, 604503, 604506, 604507, 604508
Abstract:
Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological site, e. g. , a physiological efferent fluid collection site, are provided. Aspects of the invention include fluid removal (e. g. , aspiration) devices having a fluid removal element and a flow modulator positioned at a distal end of the fluid removal element. The flow modulator is configured to converge intersecting fluid flow paths into the fluid removal element. Also provided are systems and kits for performing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, including the selective removal of both therapeutic and diagnostic agents from a variety of different physiological sites.