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Vibrating stent for opening calcified lesions

  • US 6,083,232 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1996
  • Issued: 07/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for imparting vibratory energy to a stenosed region in a body lumen, comprising:

  • a generally tubular and radially expandable stent having a first collapsed condition and a second expanded condition, and adapted to be positioned in contact with the stenosed region of the body lumen;

    a source of vibratory energy; and

    a flexible elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end and coupled at the proximal end exterior of the body to the energy source and at the distal end to the stent, whereby vibratory energy from the source is transmitted through the flexible elongated member and the stent to the stenosed region.

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