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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michael W. Hardert, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61B 17/3207 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon catheter is provided that may be used to dilate hardened regions of a stenosis. The balloon catheter is provided with dilation elements that extend along a surface of a balloon. The dilation elements may comprise a coil and dilation wire. The coil and wire may be configured in various ways such that inflation of the balloon creates a concentration of forces along the dilating wires which are thereafter transmitted to stenosed regions of a vessel wall. The force exerted by the dilation elements against the stenosed region is sufficient to fracture plaque from the vessel wall.