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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Venturemed Group, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventor:
John P. Pigott, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
VentureMed Group, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/018 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intravascular catheter device and methods for using the same are provided. An expandable portion is provided at a distal end of a flexible catheter tube and includes struts operable between a first position and a second position where the struts are moved outward from the first position. An incising member is provided at, and extends along a lengthwise dimension of, and outward from, at least one of the struts. An embolic protection device is provided which is configured for movement between a first position and a second position where the embolic protection device is enlarged relative to said first position.