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Method and apparatus for stabilizing vascular wall

  • US 6,325,813 B1
  • Filed: 08/18/1998
  • Issued: 12/04/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of treating a restriction in a lumen of a restricted vascular vessel of a mammal, the mammal having a heart contracting to pump blood, comprising:

  • transluminally deploying a first stabilizing device at a treatment site relative to the restricted vessel to dampen movement of the restricted vessel at the treatment site, caused by contraction of the heart to stabilize the restricted vessel at the treatment site;

    transluminally deploying a second treatment device relative to the stabilized treatment site while the first device is deployed and treating the stabilized restricted vessel with the second treatment device; and

    withdrawing the first stabilizing device and the second treatment device after treatment.

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