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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lily Chen Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 41 ; 606194 ; 606 42 ;
Abstract
An ablation apparatus system for treating tissues or obstructions in vessels in the body includes a rotatable metallic member which is guided to the obstruction in a reduced diameter configuration, expanded and rotated to contact the tissue, optionally to remove the obstruction, and a RF current is applied to the tissue-contacting rotatable metallic member or the expanded stent for treating the tissues.