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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kousuke Nishio, Machida, JP;
Yuuichi Tada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shibuya-Shi, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320708 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320741 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and dissecting device are disclosed for treating a stenotic vessel. The method including inserting a directional guide member of a dissecting device into a subintimal space of a blood vessel, the dissecting device including the directional guide member and a cutting member located proximally to a distal end of the directional guide member; and cutting a stenotic region within the blood vessel with the cutting member while advancing the distal end of the directional guide member through the subintimal space.