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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Upstream Peripheral Technologies Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Inventors:
Dan Rottenberg, Haifa, IL;
Yosi Pesis, Pardes Hana, IL;
Assignee:
Upstream Peripheral Technologies Ltd., Caesarea Business Park, IL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22094 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are described for penetrating hard plaque that partially or completely occludes blood vessels and disturbs blood flow through the blood vessel. The device includes a distal pre-loaded spring that can store energy and release it as impact at the device distal tip, in order to penetrate or break through hard plaque that is blocking blood path in blood vessels.