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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Invatec S.p.a, Roncadelle, IT;
Inventor:
Claudio Silvestro, Roncadelle, IT;
Assignee:
Invatec S.P.A, Roncadelle BS, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61D 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32075 (2013.01); A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61M 2025/109 (2013.01);
Abstract
Balloon angioplasty catheters having cutting or scoring members that are moveable in at least one direction between a stowed position (away from the angioplasty balloon) and an operative position (on the angioplasty balloon). A balloon catheter of the present invention alternately useable to perform balloon dilation of a body lumen with and without concurrent cutting or scoring.