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SCORING CATHETER AND METHOD FOR TREATING DISEASED HEART VALVES

  • US 20090306582A1
  • Filed: 06/04/2009
  • Published: 12/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A scoring catheter comprising:

  • an elongated catheter body comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and

    at least one scoring element positioned at said distal end of the catheter body, wherein said scoring element is expandable from a contracted state when positioned near said catheter body to an expanded state with a larger diameter so that diseased heart valves can be scored and re-opened.

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