Extractor cannula securement and processing

Abstract

A medical retrieval device for retrieving stones, calculi, and the like from various organs and passages may comprising an elongated member, and a first wire and a second wire that forms a retrieval basket. The wires forming the basket and the elongated member may be secured by a crimp joint and a second joint. Processing of the device may include placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into an elongated member through a distal end of the elongated member, moving said elongated member to a position where the first loop and the second loop start their curvatures, placing said first and second wires and said elongated member through a crimping fixture having thru cuts configured for the interlocked wires, aligning said elongated member in a desired position, and crimping said first and second wires and said elongated member.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method of making a medical device having a first wire, a second wire, and an elongated member, comprising the steps of:
 placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into an elongated member through a distal end of the elongated member so that the first wire forms a first loop and the second wire forms a second loop;   moving said elongated member to a position where the first loop and the second loop start their curvatures;   placing said first and second wires and said elongated member through an alignment fixture having thru cuts configured for the wires;   aligning said elongated member in a desired position; and   crimping said first and second wires and said elongated member.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 forming a first loop with a first wire;   forming a second loop with a second wire; and   distally interlocking the second wire to said first loop prior to placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into an elongated member through a distal end of the elongated member.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising configuring said first wire and said second wire perpendicularly. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the alignment fixture further has a longitudinally elongated section that allows the fixture to get closer to a crimping site. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising applying a second securement to the elongated member after placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into said elongated member through a distal end of said elongated member. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into a heat shrink;   moving the heat shrink to a position where the first loop and the second loop start their curvatures;   heating the heat shrink and all ends of the wires at a desired distance for a designated time; and   cooling the heat shrink, the first wire, and the second wire prior to placing all ends of the first wire and the second wire into said elongated member through the distal end of said member.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the crimping step includes using a crimper that crimps the elongated member in a geometric shape. 
     
     
         8 . A medical device comprising:
 an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow passageway longitudinally positioned therebetween;   a first wire having first and second ends attached to said distal end of said elongated member and forming a first loop extending longitudinally and distally from said distal end of said elongated member; and   a second wire having first and second ends attached to said distal end of said elongated member, forming a second loop extending longitudinally and distally from said distal end of said elongated member, and interconnected distally to said first loop;   wherein the elongated member and the first and second wires are secured by a securement joint.   
     
     
         9 . The medical device of  claim 8 , wherein the securement joint is configured as a crimp joint. 
     
     
         10 . The medical device of  claim 8 , further comprising a second joint. 
     
     
         11 . The medical device of  claim 10 , wherein the second joint includes a glue. 
     
     
         12 . The medical device of  claim 10 , wherein the second joint includes a heat shrink, solder, and/or weld. 
     
     
         13 . The medical device of  claim 8 , wherein the securement joint is, in cross-section, geometrically shaped. 
     
     
         14 . The medical device of  claim 13 , where geometric shape is hexagonal or octagonal. 
     
     
         15 . The medical device of  claim 8 , wherein said first wire and said second wire are interconnected perpendicularly.