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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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Jenny Zeroni, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert Wayne Vanpelt, Jr., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Cory David Sills, Champlin, MN (US);
Scott Robert Petersen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nick Jan Van Der Lugt, Eagan, MN (US);
Jenny Zeroni, Plymouth, MN (US);
Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Cory David Sills, Champlin, MN (US);
Scott Robert Petersen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Nick Jan van der Lugt, Eagan, MN (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An atherectomy catheter having an inner drive shaft which rotates a distal rotary tissue borer with a helical cutting surface which enables the catheter to cut through and cross a CTO. Additionally, the atherectomy catheter has a distal cutting element rotated by an outer drive shaft configured to cut material from the wall of a vessel at a treatment site as the catheter is pushed distally through the treatment site. The atherectomy catheter includes a collection chamber positioned proximally of the cutting element and rotary tissue borer. The atherectomy catheter may include means to direct material cut from the treatment site into the collection chamber, means to break down larger portions of material that may block or clog the collection chamber and means of transporting the material collected from the treatment site to a proximal opening in the atherectomy catheter.