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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Medtronic Vascular Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Aran Murray, Galway, IE;
Eoin J. Walsh, Galway, IE;
Thomas P. Hayden, Turloughmore, IE;
Martin B. Patten, Westport, IE;
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
A tissue-removing catheter includes a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a gear rotatable about an axis, a gear extension coupled to the gear and extending axially outward from the gear, and a lock received in and coupled to the gear extension. The gear extension is rotatably driven by the gear, and the lock is rotatably driven by the gear extension. An elongate drive member is received in and coupled to the lock. The drive member is driven by the lock, whereby rotation of the gear imparts rotation to the drive coil.