Balloon catheter with cutting edge
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1. A device for dilating or recanalizing a vessel comprising:
- a catheter guidewire having a shaft, a proximal end and a distal end, and containing at least one groove at the distal end;
an inflatable balloon sitting within the guidewire groove;
a cutting edge mounted on the balloon and situated within the guidewire grove;
a system of lumens in the guidewire shaft connected to the balloon and serving to allow inflation of the balloon such that the cutting edge extends out beyond the guidewire and penetrates into the vessel wall; and
a conventional balloon catheter positioned over the guidewire proximal to the cutting edge such that it can be advanced to dilate the previously cut vessel.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dilation or recanalization of a diseased vessel by use of a balloon catheter with cutting edges to make longitudinal cuts in the vessel wall is described. The diameter of the vessel is increased without the subsequent secondary cellular proliferation or restenosis in the vessel caused by conventional angioplasty methods.
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1. A device for dilating or recanalizing a vessel comprising:
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a catheter guidewire having a shaft, a proximal end and a distal end, and containing at least one groove at the distal end; an inflatable balloon sitting within the guidewire groove; a cutting edge mounted on the balloon and situated within the guidewire grove; a system of lumens in the guidewire shaft connected to the balloon and serving to allow inflation of the balloon such that the cutting edge extends out beyond the guidewire and penetrates into the vessel wall; and a conventional balloon catheter positioned over the guidewire proximal to the cutting edge such that it can be advanced to dilate the previously cut vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center (Cedars Sinai Health System)
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Original AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center (Cedars Sinai Health System)
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InventorsBarath, Peter
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Primary Examiner(s)CASLER, BRIAN L
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Application NumberUS08/219,997Time in Patent Office1,100 DaysField of Search604/96, 604/98, 604/264, 604/280, 606/159, 606/167, 606/170, 606/191, 606/192, 606/194, 128/772US Class Current606/159CPC Class CodesA61B 17/320725 with radially expandable cu...A61B 2017/22061 for spreading elements apartA61M 2025/1086 having a special balloon su...A61M 25/104 used for angioplasty
