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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2025
Applicant:
Cardio Flow, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jihad A. Mustapha, Ada, MI (US);
Gary M. Petrucci, Long Lake, MN (US);
Cassandra Ann Piippo Svendsen, Blaine, MN (US);
Ryan D. Welty, Blaine, MN (US);
Peter Samo Dovgan, Rockledge, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cardio Flow, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00238 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00353 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22065 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320766 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a rotational atherectomy and lithotripsy system can partially or completely remove a stenotic lesion in blood vessels by rotating one or more abrasive elements to abrade and breakdown the lesion, by emitting acoustic energy to fracture and breakdown the lesion, or a combination of both.