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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Zhiyong Zhang, Edina, MN (US);
John Robert Moberg, Elk River, MN (US);
Hussain S. Rangwala, Orange, CA (US);
Thomas John McPeak, Shakopee, MN (US);
William Joseph Whealon, Chaska, MN (US);
Richard S. Kusleika, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320783 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320791 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved atherectomy catheter includes a part for propelling fluid distally in a tissue collection chamber. The part includes a drive shaft having a proximal end and a distal portion, and a propeller attached to the distal portion of the drive shaft.