Apparatus and method to reduce restenosis after arterial interve

Details Apparatus and method to reduce restenosis after arterial interve Apparatus and method to reduce restenosis after arterial interve

1995-11-30

1998-01-13

Lacyk, John P.

Surgery

Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy

Radioactive substance placed within body

A61N 500

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057073325

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus guided by a guidewire within a patient's artery for reducing restenosis after arterial intervention in the patient's artery. A radiation dose delivery wire with a radiation source encapsulated within its distal end is inserted into a blind lumen in a balloon catheter to deliver radiation to a target area of the patient's artery.

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