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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Atheromed, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Torrey Smith, Redwood City, CA (US);
Douglas E. Rowe, San Jose, CA (US);
August Christopher Pombo, Sacramento, CA (US);
Paul Quentin Escudero, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher J. Danek, San Carlos, CA (US);
John T. To, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
AtheroMed, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described here are devices and methods for performing atherectomies. Generally, the atherectomy devices include a handle, a cutter assembly, and a catheter or catheter assembly therebetween. The cutter assembly includes a cutter housing and a cutter having a first cutting element and a second cutting element, each of which can be rotated relative to the atherectomy device to cut occlusive material.