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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vahid Saadat, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Assignee:
Angiotrax, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
Methods are provided for collecting and processing autologous biological materials to form autologous angiogenic agents. Apparatus and methods also are provided for performing percutaneous myocardial revascularization wherein an injection needle is disposed in spaced-apart relation to the channel-forming tool, so that a predetermined amount of the autologous angiogenic agent may be injected into the myocardium adjacent to the PMR channel.