INSERTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM WITH PLAQUE TREATMENT PORTION AND METHODS OF USING

The disclosure provides plaque treatment catheter assemblies for the treatment of arterial plaques and removal of clots. One assembly includes a second catheter tube movable within a first catheter tube, and an expansion member movable within the second tube. The second catheter tube has one or more...

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Main Author OLSON, CHARLIE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 01.09.2016
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Summary:The disclosure provides plaque treatment catheter assemblies for the treatment of arterial plaques and removal of clots. One assembly includes a second catheter tube movable within a first catheter tube, and an expansion member movable within the second tube. The second catheter tube has one or more distally-disposed and outwardly-expandable plaque treatment portion(s). Another assembly includes a catheter tube and at least one channel(s) within the catheter. The channel includes an elongate member with a distally-disposed plaque scoring or clot retrieval member. Optionally, the assembly includes an expandable member that can cause movement of the scoring member. La présente invention concerne des ensembles cathéters de traitement de plaques pour le traitement des plaques artérielles et l'élimination des caillots. Un ensemble comprend un second tube de cathéter mobile à l'intérieur d'un premier tube de cathéter, et un élément d'expansion mobile à l'intérieur du second tube. Le second tube de cathéter comprend une ou plusieurs parties de traitement de plaques disposées de manière distale et expansibles vers l'extérieur. Un autre ensemble comprend un tube de cathéter et au moins un canal à l'intérieur du cathéter. Le canal comprend un élément allongé doté d'un élément d'incision des plaques et de récupération des caillots disposé de manière distale. Éventuellement, l'ensemble comprend un élément expansible qui peut provoquer le mouvement de l'élément d'incision.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20162975886