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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2003
Eitan Konstantino, Orinda, CA (US);
Tanhum Feld, Moshav Merhavya, IL;
Nimrod Tzori, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eitan Konstantino, Orinda, CA (US);
Tanhum Feld, Moshav Merhavya, IL;
Nimrod Tzori, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
AngioScore, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A plaque scoring catheter comprises a catheter body having a balloon or other radially expansible shell at its distal end. A non-axial scoring structure is carried over the shell and scores a stenosed region in a blood vessel when the balloon is inflated therein. The non-axial scoring structure may be formed directly on the balloon or may alternatively be part of a cage structure which floats over the balloon. Exemplary configurations for the scoring structure include helical, serpentine, and irregular.