Guided atherectomy system
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1. An atherectomy system for removing an obstruction material from within a patient'"'"'s vessel, comprising in combination:
- a flexible guide wire insertable into said vessel, said flexible guide wire defining a void for holding the obstruction material,a flexible catheter with a coring means at its distal end having a continuous passage for ingesting the cored obstruction material, said flexible catheter being guided by and slidableover said flexible guide wire,coupling means at a proximal end of said flexible catheter for connecting said flexible catheter to drive means.
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Abstract
An atherectomy system for coring, ingesting and removing an obstruction material from within a patient'"'"'s vessel having a flexible guide wire defining a void for holding obstruction material during the atherectomy process and for accurately guiding a flexible catheter in the vessel. Coupling means at the proximal end of the flexible catheter for coupling it to drive means.
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1. An atherectomy system for removing an obstruction material from within a patient'"'"'s vessel, comprising in combination:
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a flexible guide wire insertable into said vessel, said flexible guide wire defining a void for holding the obstruction material, a flexible catheter with a coring means at its distal end having a continuous passage for ingesting the cored obstruction material, said flexible catheter being guided by and slidableover said flexible guide wire, coupling means at a proximal end of said flexible catheter for connecting said flexible catheter to drive means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A process for removing an obstruction from a vessel with an atherectomy system, comprising the following steps:
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inserting into a vessel, into an obstruction, a flexible guide wire, holding the obstruction material with the flexible guide wire, advancing over the flexible guide wire a coring means located at a distal end of a flexible catheter, advancing the coring means into the obstruction and coring the obstruction while the coring means is guided in and aligned with the vessel by the flexible guide wire. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A process for removing an obstruction from a vessel with an atherectomy system, comprising the following steps:
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inserting into a vessel, into an obstruction, a flexible pilot wire, inserting into a vessel, into an obstruction, over the flexible pilot wire a flexible casing defining a void for holding the obstruction material, advancing over the flexible casing a coring means located at a distal end of a flexible catheter, advancing the coring means into the obstruction and coring the obstruction while the coring means is guided in and aligned with the vessel by the flexible casing. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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