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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ayala Hezi-yamit, Windsor, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph D. Berglund, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Windsor, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices methods for the reverse transport of lipids such as cholesterols for the treatment diseases and conditions caused by vulnerable plaques. The devices can reduce or eliminate vulnerable plaques by transporting the plaques away from their location.