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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
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 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320008 (2013.01); A61M 2025/109 (2013.01);
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.