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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Gil Hefer, Shimshit, IL;
Inventor:
Gil Hefer, Shimshit, IL;
Assignee:
TriReme Medical, LLC, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22098 (2013.01); A61M 2025/109 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1097 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scaffold is mounted on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The scaffold has closed cells which deform upon balloon expansion and generate forces that cause struts or other components of the scaffold to deflect outwardly to a diameter that is greater than the inflated diameter balloon. The deflected struts apply forces to fracture plaque of other hardened lesions and also form an annular gap surrounding the balloon to provide for bypass flow of blood or other body fluids. A sheath may be located over the deflected struts to protect adjacent tissue structures from the deflected struts and/or to further define the gap.