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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
John P. Pigott, Sylvania, OH (US);
John P. Pigott, Sylvania, OH (US);
VentureMed Group, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods for fragmenting atherosclerotic material within a zone of attention within a blood vessel are provided. An intravascular catheter device includes a balloon and a plurality of incising devices spaced apart about an outer surface of the balloon and extending parallel with a longitudinal axis of the balloon. The balloon is manipulated along a guide wire to a distal portion of the zone of attention. The balloon is inflated and retracted along the zone of attention to incise and fragment the atherosclerotic material. The balloon is deflated.
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