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Excimer laser catheter

  • US 7,811,281 B1
  • Filed: 12/27/2006
  • Issued: 10/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An excimer laser catheter, comprising:

  • a catheter shaft containing optical fibers,a tip containing said optical fibers and a lumen, said tip extending from the catheter shaft, having a length of at least 1 cm and a diameter less than 1 millimeter,the catheter shaft having a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the tip such that the shaft is configured to be stiffer and less flexible than the tip so as to be pushable to push the tip into a desired site even though the tip negotiates arterial bends to reach the desired site.

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