Apparatus for removing deposits from vessels

Details Apparatus for removing deposits from vessels Apparatus for removing deposits from vessels

1990-09-28

1992-05-26

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

606170, 604 22, A61B 1732

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051163527

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for removing deposits, such as plaque, in vessels and atherosclerotically transformed wall areas. The apparatus includes a rotary wire and a working coil which extends on the front end of the rotary wire. A ball is provided on a distal end of the working coil; additionally, sharp cutting edges are provided on the ball for engaging and cutting the deposits. The ball is able to rotate eccentrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the working coil.

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patent: 4850957 (1989-07-01), Summers
patent: 4979939 (1990-12-01), Shiber

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