Atherectomy system and method of using the same

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1988-06-13

1989-11-28

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating tissue

128305, A61B 1732

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048834580

ABSTRACT:
An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction from within a patient's vessel, comprising a flexible guide-wire insertable into the vessel, a flexible rotary catheter being rotatably disposed and insertable into the vessel over the flexible guide-wire, having a rotary coring device at its distal end for making a ciruclar cut in an obstruction located in front of the rotary coring device, relative motion between the inner-wall and the flexible guide-wire mechanically enabling the ingested obstruction material into the catheter.

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