Endocross Ltd.

Cardiodex, Ltd.

Eran Levit

Eran Hirszowicz

Maurice Buchbinder

Shimon Eckhouse

Shay Dubi

Alon Getz

Noam Mizrahi

Aharon Cohen

Fabian Izhack

An apparatus for treating varicose veins includes a catheter () where the distal end is placed within a varicose vein and the proximal portion remains outside the body of the subject. A heating element () heats the vein. A cooling element () can be applied to an external surface of the skin above the vicinity of the heating element. A control unit () can drive the heating element to apply heat to the vein simultaneously. Alternatively, the control unit can apply a current to the heating element to resistively heat a resistive element. A method for treating a varicose vein includes inserting the elongated heating element into the vein, and driving the heating element to apply heat to the segment of vein simultaneously from the entire active heating portion.

Techniques for heat-treating varicose veins

A balloon catheter system for the intraluminal advancement of conventional guidewires beyond partially or fully occluded or stenosed lesions in body passages, such as CTOs in the vasculature, is provided. Balloons are provided. In certain embodiments of the invention, a balloon having relatively thickened proximal tapers is provided. In certain embodiments of the invention, balloons having a tapered midsection are provided. The balloons are preferably useful with crossing balloon catheter systems. In certain embodiments of the invention, the balloons preferably reduce or minimize trauma to the vascular wall or wall of other body passage in which it is used.

Balloons and balloon catheter systems for treating vascular occlusions

The present invention provides a balloon catheter comprising:

Balloon catheter system for treating vascular occlusions

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