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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Applicant:
The Spectranetics Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth P. Grace, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Thomas Triffo, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
James Cezo, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/26 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/26 (2013.01); A61B 18/245 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00386 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2211 (2013.01); A61B 2018/263 (2013.01); A61B 2018/266 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to the use of medical devices for the treatment of vascular conditions. In particular, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for using laser-induced pressure waves created within a sheath to disrupt intimal and medial calcium within the vasculature.