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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
John P. Pigott, Sylvania, OH (US);
Inventor:
John P. Pigott, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
VentureMed Group, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61B 17/32075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00986 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320716 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intravascular device is provided having a catheter tube and an expandable portion including a plurality of struts capable of being moved between an open and a closed position. An incising element is provided on at least one of the struts and has a sharpened edge for creating an incision in atherosclerotic material located within a blood vessel when the expandable portion is in the opened position. An embolic protection device may be integrated with some or all of the expandable portion.