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ATHERECTOMY METHODS AND APPARATUS

  • US 20080161840A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2007
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Apparatus for removing plaque from a blood vessel of a subject, comprising:

  • a catheter shaped to define an opening and configured to be placed in the blood vessel;

    a pressure source configured to propel a fluid jet through the opening;

    a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in the blood vessel induced by the jet; and

    a control unit configured to steer the jet in response to the detected pressure.

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