Vibrating stent for opening calcified lesions

Details Vibrating stent for opening calcified lesions Vibrating stent for opening calcified lesions

1996-09-27

2000-07-04

Smith, Jeffrey A.

Surgery

Instruments

Means for concretion removal

601 2, A61B 1722

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060832320

ABSTRACT:
An intraluminal catheter and stent delivery system using vibratory energy to open calcified lesions. The catheter having an expandable stent mounted on a balloon portion thereof, is adapted to convey vibratory energy through the stent to a calcified lesion to facilitate crossing and dilating the lesion during a PTCA procedure. A vibratory energy source is transmitted through a flexible wire to provide vibratory energy to the stent, which in turn provides vibratory energy to a calcified lesion to thereby at least partially pulverize the lesion and assist in crossing and dilating the body lumen.

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