Anti-stenotic method for occluded and partially occluded arteries
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1. A method of treating a constricted vessel of a patient comprising the steps of:
- placing a cutting head through an access passageway into the vessel and advancing the head to a constriction site within the vessel;
axially displacing the cutting head to engage and displace wall tissue comprising intima and plaque to axially cut wall tissue and plaque from the vessel;
withdrawing the head, severed wall tissue, and plaque from the vessel through the access passageway;
placing a graft within the vessel through the access passageway and displacing the graft to the severance site; and
deploying the graft into adhering relation with the vessel at the severance site.
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Abstract
Methods of artificially lining a vessel, especially an artery, of a medical patient to address the existence of a flow-inhibiting atheroma and to significantly alleviate the probability of restenosis, and the resulting products.
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1. A method of treating a constricted vessel of a patient comprising the steps of:
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placing a cutting head through an access passageway into the vessel and advancing the head to a constriction site within the vessel; axially displacing the cutting head to engage and displace wall tissue comprising intima and plaque to axially cut wall tissue and plaque from the vessel; withdrawing the head, severed wall tissue, and plaque from the vessel through the access passageway; placing a graft within the vessel through the access passageway and displacing the graft to the severance site; and deploying the graft into adhering relation with the vessel at the severance site.
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