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Atherectomy medical device

US10441311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

19Claims

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Smith · Smithfield, US
Bernard B. Schwartz · East Dorset, US
Samuel Raybin · Marlborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2218/007
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Medical devices and methods for using medical devices are disclosed. A rotational atherectomy device may include an elongate shaft having a proximal end region, a distal end region and a lumen extending therein. The medical device may also include a cutting member positioned adjacent the distal end region of the elongate shaft. The cutting member may be radially expandable. The medical device may also include a sizing member positioned adjacent the cutting member. The sizing member may be radially expandable, and the radial expansion of the cutting member may be limited by radial expansion of the sizing member.

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