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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Himanshu Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
John B. Simpson, Woodside, CA (US);
Darren G. Doud, San Jose, CA (US);
Himanshu Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
John B. Simpson, Woodside, CA (US);
Darren G. Doud, San Jose, CA (US);
Fox Hollow Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A debulking catheter comprising a debulking assembly for debulking a body lumen. The catheters of the present invention can include a flexible proximal portion coupled to a rigid distal portion. A tissue debulking assembly can be disposed within the rigid portion to debulk the body lumen. In exemplary embodiments, the rigid portion is rotatably coupled to the flexible portion such that rotation or deflection of the rigid portion, relative to the flexible portion, can expose the tissue debulking assembly through a window in the catheter to debulk the body lumen.