Methods for aortic atherectomy

Details Methods for aortic atherectomy Methods for aortic atherectomy

1998-02-11

1999-12-07

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader

A61B 1732

Patent

active

059975571

ABSTRACT:
An arterial catheter system for removing plaque from the aorta and other arteries is disclosed. The system typically includes an elongate catheter member, a filtration apparatus disposed within the distal region, and an atherectomy assembly which includes a mechanism for trapping and holding mobile or fixed plaque and an excising mechanism for removing the plaque. In use, the catheter is positioned so that the atherectomy assembly lies within a region of interest, the filtration apparatus is deployed downstream of the region of interest, the plaque is trapped and held by a snare, vacuum, or other trapping means, and then the excising mechanism is activated to remove the plaque. Methods are also disclosed for removing plaque from the aorta and other arteries.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5152771 (1992-10-01), Sabbaghian et al.
patent: 5662671 (1997-09-01), Barbut et al.
patent: 5814064 (1998-09-01), Daniel et al.

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