Percutaneous myocardial revascularization device and method
CA 2307113 A1 · Owner: Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Devore, Lauri; Hastings, Roger N.; Ellis, Louis
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Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from healthy tissue to hibernating tissue. Suitable channel patterns include lines and arrays. One method includes anchoring a radiopaque marker (38) to a position in the ventricle wall, then using fluoroscopy repeatedly to guide positioning of a cutting tip (32) in the formation of multiple channels. Another method uses radiopaque material injected into each channel formed as a marker (38). Yet , another method utilizes an anchorable rotatable cutting probe (30) for , channel formation about an …
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