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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
John B. Simpson, Woodside, CA (US);
Himanshu N. Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Zung, San Carlos, CA (US);
Charles W. Mcnall, Belmont, CA (US);
Priyanshu Gupta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Maegan K. Spencer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher B. White, San Jose, CA (US);
Dennis W. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
John F. Black, San Mateo, CA (US);
John B. Simpson, Woodside, CA (US);
Himanshu N. Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Zung, San Carlos, CA (US);
Charles W. McNall, Belmont, CA (US);
Priyanshu Gupta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Maegan K. Spencer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher B. White, San Jose, CA (US);
Dennis W. Jackson, San Francisco, CA (US);
John F. Black, San Mateo, CA (US);
Avinger, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to: (1) guidewire support/placement catheters; (2) support/placement catheters with imaging; (3) atherectomy catheters, (4) atherectomy catheters with imaging, (5) occlusion crossing catheters, and (6) occlusion crossing catheters with imaging as well as methods for using them to treat disorders (and particularly peripheral artery disease) and systems including them.