Selectable eccentric remodeling and/or ablation of atherosclerotic material
CA 2938411 C · Owner: Minnow Medical, Llc · Inventors: Michel, Raphael M.; Kelleher, Brian S.; Steinke, Tom A.
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A catheter and catheter system for eccentric remodeling and/or removal of atherosclerotic material of a blood vessel of a patient include an elongate flexible catheter body with a radially expandable structure. A plurality of electrodes or other electrosurgical energy delivery surfaces can radially engage atherosclerotic material when the structure expands. An atherosclerotic material detector near the distal end of the catheter body may measure circumferential atherosclerotic material distribution and a power source selectively energizes the electrodes to eccentrically remodel the measured atherosclerotic material.
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- Filed September 10, 2004 and granted March 5, 2019. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 10, 2024.
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