Endovascular devices and methods
US8025655B2 · kind B2 · utility
58Cited by
153References
37Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing an intravascular device having a distal portion, inserting the device into the vascular lumen, positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall to at least partially surround the occlusion, and removing at least a portion of the surrounded occlusion from the lumen.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.