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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Daniel M. Lafontaine, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kurt M. Laundroche, Snohomish, WA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel M. Lafontaine, Plymouth, MN (US);
Kurt M. Laundroche, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2005.12); A61B 17/3207 (2005.12); A61F 2/82 (2012.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3207 (2012.12); A61B 17/320725 (2012.12); A61B 17/320758 (2012.12); A61B 2017/22061 (2012.12); A61B 2017/320716 (2012.12); A61B 2017/320733 (2012.12); A61F 2/82 (2012.12);
Abstract
A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.