Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Shawn Chin Quee

Santosh V Prabhu

Murthy V Simhambhatla

Deborah L Kilpatrick

An apparatus and method to treat vulnerable plaque. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a medical device to treat an occlusive plaque, and is also adapted to release a biologically active agent to treat vulnerable plaque located downstream from the occlusive plaque. In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus has an expandable tube attached to the inner surface of a stent, and a layer of endothelial cells seeded on the inner surface of the expandable tube. The expandable tube shields a vulnerable plaque from a body lumen.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Shawn Chin Quee