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Atherectomy device with a removable drive system

  • US 5,135,483 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1991
  • Issued: 08/04/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intravascular catheter comprising;

  • (a) an elongated flexible jacket having opposed proximal and distal ends and a central passageway extending between the ends;

    (b) a working head located at the distal end of the jacket, including a canalizing tip on the working head;

    (c) a drive cable extending through the central passageway and having a driving portion operatively located adjacent the distal end, and a driven portion located opposite the driving portion;

    (d) means for rotating the cable at the driven end; and

    (e) means for releasably coupling the driving end of the cable to the working head to rotate the tip wherein the cable may be uncoupled from the working head and removed from the jacket.

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