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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Osamu Katoh, Nagoya, JP;
Wayne Ogata, San Ramon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Osamu Katoh, Nagoya, JP;
Wayne Ogata, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Retrovascular, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/245 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and systems for treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs), particularly those that are difficult to treat. CTO recanalization is achieved using radiofrequency ablation directed at the occlusion between antegrade and retrograde guidewires placed on either side of the occlusion.