Single lumen atherectomy catheter device
USRE33569E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | May 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Atherectomy device for removing material from an atheroma in the vascular system. A cutter is mounted in a cylindrical housing having a cutout on one side thereof at the distal end of a catheter. The catheter has a single luminal opening, and a flexible drive cable for operating the cutter passes through this opening. An inflatable balloon is positioned outside the housing opposite the cutout, and a medium for inflating the balloon is introduced through luminal opening of the catheter.
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