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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Robert I Rudko, Holliston, MA (US);
Mark R. Tauscher, Medfield, MA (US);
Richard P. Yeomans, Jr., Medway, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert I Rudko, Holliston, MA (US);
Mark R. Tauscher, Medfield, MA (US);
Richard P. Yeomans, Jr., Medway, MA (US);
Assignee:
PLC Medical Systems, Inc., Franklin, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endovascular tissue removal device including a lumen including a rotatable terminal hub advanceable in vasculature, at least one fiber extending from the hub for ablating tissue, and an expandable mechanism connected to the fiber for biasing it into position for precisely ablating tissue as the hub rotates.