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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:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Barath, W. Hollywood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606159 ; 606170 ; 606191 ; 606192 ; 606194 ; 128772 ; 604 96 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for dilation or recanalization of a diseased vessel by use of a balloon catheter with cutting edges to make longitudinal cuts in the vessel wall is described. The diameter of the vessel is increased without the subsequent secondary cellular proliferation or restenosis in the vessel caused by conventional angioplasty methods.