Methods for reduction of restenosis

Details Methods for reduction of restenosis Methods for reduction of restenosis

1998-12-04

2000-10-10

Cohen, Lee

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 49, 607 99, 607113, A61B 1814

Patent

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061297259

ABSTRACT:
An ablation apparatus for treating tissues, tubular organs, or atherosclerosis of a blood vessel of a patient having an implanted medical stent, the ablation apparatus comprising a catheter shaft having a retracable preshaped electrode means at the distal end of the catheter shaft, the electrode means having a plurality of expandable/collapsible wire members adapted for contacting the wire members to the stent and applying RF current to treat the tissues underlying the stent for therapeutic purposes.

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