The proximal surface includes at least one proximal opening.

A proximal portion of the first strut (102) is pivotally coupled to the proximal link (106) at a first proximal joint (22).

The proximal end includes a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end.

Additionally, a proximal portion of the second strut (104) is pivotally coupled to the proximal link (106) at a second proximal joint (124).

The device has proximal and distal ends and includes an elongated high strength proximal portion having proximal and distal ends.

A proximal opening is formed at the proximal end of the housing.

A proximal stop (4) is spaced axially from a proximla end of the stent device.

The first cannula (16) has a proximal end which is connected to a hub, a proximal portion (16a) adjacent to the proximal end, and a distal portion (16b).

The lead comprises a proximal region having a proximal stiffness and a distal region.

The blade's proximal end is pivotably mounted to the sheath's proximal end.

The proximal aperture includes a distal end and a proximal end positioned no further distally than a proximal end of the bristles.

Proximal retrieval of a corpus is achieved by proximal retrieval of the stranded tube anchoring the corpus.

A bridge extends from the proximal end of the first arm to the proximal end of the second arm.

The proximal end of the distal shaft section is aligned proximal to the proximal end of a curved portion of the guiding catheter's distal shaft section.

A catheter (106) having a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end and a proximal portion fixedly connected to the proximal end is disclosed.