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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Robert E. Neal, Ii, Richmond, VA (US);
Paulo A. Garcia, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Rafael V. Davalos, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Peter Callas, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Robert E. Neal, II, Richmond, VA (US);
Paulo A. Garcia, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Rafael V. Davalos, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Peter Callas, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
AngioDynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to medical devices and methods for treating a lesion such as a vascular stenosis using non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE). Embodiments of the present invention provide a balloon catheter type NTIRE device for treating a target lesion comprising a plurality of electrodes positioned along the balloon that are electrically independent from each other so as to be individually selectable in order to more precisely treat an asymmetrical lesion in which the lesion extends only partially around the vessel.