Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Westrock Packaging Systems, LLC

Michael J Grace

Joseph P Higgins

Matthew D Cambronne

Victor Leo Schoenle

Robert Edward Kohler

Brandon L Ramsuer

Matthew Earl Zacherle

Thomas Barry Hoegh

Matthew Wayne Tilstra

Bruce J Persson

Richard Carlton Mattison

Kelly A Harrigan

Matthew Saterbak

Kayla J Eichers

Robert E Kohler

Kayla Eichers

The present system is directed in various embodiments to methods, devices and systems for sensing, measuring and evaluating compliance in a bodily conduit. In other embodiments, the methods, devices and systems sense, measure, determine, display and/or interpret compliance in a bodily conduit and/or a lesion within the bodily conduit. In all embodiments, the sensing, measuring, determining, displaying and/or interpreting may occur before, during and/or after a procedure performed within the bodily conduit. An exemplary conduit comprises a blood vessel and an exemplary procedure comprises a vascular procedure such as atherectomy, angioplasty, stent placement and/or biovascular scaffolding.

Methods, devices and systems for sensing, measuring and/or characterizing vessel and/or lesion compliance and/or elastance changes during vascular procedures

A carton for packaging one or more articles includes a plurality of panels for forming a top wall, a base wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The carton includes an access structure for dispensing the one or more articles. The access structure includes a first detachable section, defined by a first series of frangible connections, and a second detachable section, defined by a second series of frangible connections. The first detachable section and second detachable section share a common portion of one of the plurality of panels.

Blank, carton and package with dual access feature

A rotational atherectomy system is disclosed, comprising: an elongated, flexible spin-to-open drive shaft having a distal end for insertion into a vasculature of a patient and having a proximal end opposite the distal end remaining outside the vasculature of the patient; a concentric or eccentric abrasive element, preferably a solid crown, attached to the drive shaft proximate the distal end of the drive shaft; an electric motor rotatably coupled to the proximal end of the drive shaft, the electric motor being capable of rotating the drive shaft in a spin-to-open direction; and control electronics for monitoring and controlling the rotation of the electric motor. When an obstruction at the distal end is detected by the applied torque and/or current reaching a predetermined maximum allowed level and with the drive shaft opened to a maximum allowed outer diameter, power to the motor is eliminated.

Spin-to-open atherectomy device with electric motor control

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Brooklyn Park, MN, United States of America

Michael J Grace