Arch shaped laser catheter
US10449000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/2238
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, methods and systems for removing unwanted tissue from within a patient's vasculature system are provided. Specifically, a laser ablation catheter having a tip with an open, arched-shaped cross section is described. The cross section of the tip enhances the catheter's ability to ablate, separate, and/or dilate the various layers within a patient's vasculature, thereby facilitating the removal undesirable lesions and fibrous tissue within a patient's vasculature.
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