Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for balloon angioplasty
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Application No.: US15090736Application Date: 2016-04-05
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Publication No.: US10786661B2Publication Date: 2020-09-29
- Inventor: Kenneth P. Grace
- Applicant: The Spectranetics Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Colorado Springs
- Main IPC: A61M25/10
- IPC: A61M25/10 ; A61B17/22 ; A61B17/3207 ; A61B18/26

Abstract:
A dilation balloon is wrapped in one or more patterns with a wire or braided material having diamond abrasive or other abrasive material bonded thereto. The wire or braided material is vibrated in one or more ways to enhance the cutting action of the wire abrasive. The wire abrasive may be vibrated using high, low, or even ultrasonic waves transmitted to the wire abrasive via local or remote methods. Alternatively, the dilation balloon may be dilated with a contrast media that exhibits a high absorption to laser light. The contrast material is lazed with a laser fiber or fibers inserted into the balloon interior, creating a substantial shockwave that vibrates the balloon and assists in the cracking or abrading of the surrounding plaque in contact with the dilation balloon. The cutting balloon may employ the abrasive coated wires described above or cutting blades.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160213892A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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