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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Kelly, West Linn, OR (US);
Thomas A Wiita, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
Endovascular Instruments, Inc., Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606159 ;
Abstract
Novel apparatus and related methods are disclosed by which plaque is connected to the head of a removal instrument for removal of a unitary segment of plaque from an artery intact to increase blood flow through the artery.
Published as:
US5571122A; CA2221469A1; WO9639084A1; AU5183896A; US5665098A; EP0836431A1; AU697562B2; JPH11506031A; EP0836431A4;