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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Justus Gross, Laboe, DE;
Justus Gross, Laboe, DE;
THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for removing a vascular obstruction in a subject using a combination of thrombolytic and laser ablation therapy. Treatment methods include positioning a catheter adjacent to an obstruction within a vessel of a subject. A portion of the obstruction may be ablated by delivering laser energy through the optical fibers to the distal end of the catheter, where the optical fibers are exposed, and circulating a fluid containing one or more thrombolytic agents to a remaining portion of the obstruction for a predetermined amount time. Fluid containing one or more thrombolytic agents capable of dissolving a remaining portion of the obstruction may be circulated through the fluid delivery lumen and removed through the fluid removal lumen.