Method and devices for preventing restenosis after angioplasty
The incidence of restenosis after angioplasty is reduced by exposing the potentially stenotic site to radiation from a source within the same vascular structure in which the site is located. The radioactive source can be mounted at the distal end of a guidewire, or in a balloon catheter, or on a bal...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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25.05.1993
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Summary: | The incidence of restenosis after angioplasty is reduced by exposing the potentially stenotic site to radiation from a source within the same vascular structure in which the site is located. The radioactive source can be mounted at the distal end of a guidewire, or in a balloon catheter, or on a balloon expansible stent, and is inserted through the vascular structure to the site to be exposed. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US19920855445 |