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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Rafael Pintor, San Diego, CA (US);
Bradley Steven Culbert, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Harold Alexander Heitzmann, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce D. Stambaugh, Anaheim, CA (US);
Rafael Pintor, San Diego, CA (US);
Bradley Steven Culbert, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Harold Alexander Heitzmann, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruce D. Stambaugh, Anaheim, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An elongate tubular body with a rotatable cutting element is provided. An opening is provided near the distal end of the tubular body, and the cutting element may be partially exposed through the opening. The cutting element is configured to remove plaque from the wall of a body lumen. A distal segment may be coupled to the distal end of the tubular body and may have a distal port for slidably receiving a guidewire therethrough.