Methods for treating vulnerable plaque
US8016842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0096
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for treating a vulnerable plaque. The system includes a catheter and a tissue penetrating device for forming at least one opening in an outer wall of a vessel having a vulnerable plaque. An expansion device exerts force on the vulnerable plaque to force core material through the created opening. The system may also include a pocket forming device for forming a pocket in tissue adjacent the outer wall of the vulnerable plaque. The pocket receives the core material expelled through the opening in the outer wall.
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