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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joel M. Wasdyke, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Sanjeev Kulkarni, Plymouth, MN (US);
Tate Augustin, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joel R. Brey, Shoreview, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A rotational atherectomy device including a drive shaft rotatably extending through an outer tubular member to rotate a cutting member positioned at a distal end thereof. The rotational atherectomy device further includes an elongate penetrator extendable distal of the cutting member a predetermined maximum distance and configured to stabilize the cutting member as the cutting member engages an occlusion to control the trajectory and advancement of the cutting member through the occlusion.