DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING TARGETED LESIONS FROM VESSELS
First Claim
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1. A device for insertion within a luminal organ, comprising:
- an elongated body having a distal body end; and
at least one directional sensor positioned along the elongated body at or near the distal body end, the at least one directional sensor capable of rotation about the elongated body.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for removing targeted lesions from vessels. In at least one embodiment of a device for removing a stenotic lesion from a vessel, the device comprises a sizing portion capable of measuring a luminal size parameter when at least part of the device is positioned within a lumen of a luminal organ, a typing portion, wherein at least part of the at least one typing portion is capable of physically touching a portion of the luminal organ or a structure therein, and a treatment portion capable of removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from the luminal organ.
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57 Claims
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1. A device for insertion within a luminal organ, comprising:
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an elongated body having a distal body end; and at least one directional sensor positioned along the elongated body at or near the distal body end, the at least one directional sensor capable of rotation about the elongated body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device for insertion within a luminal organ, comprising:
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an elongated body having a distal body end, the elongated body configured to fit within a lumen of a luminal organ; at least one directional sensor positioned along the elongated body at or near the distal body end, the at least one directional sensor capable of rotation about the elongated body and further capable of extension outward from the elongated body to physically touch the luminal organ or a structure therein, the at least one directional sensor operable to obtain a measurement indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal organ or the structure therein that the directional sensor is touching; at least one detector positioned along the elongated body at or near the distal body end, the at least one detector capable of measuring a luminal size parameter when at least part of the elongated body is positioned within the lumen of the luminal organ; and at least one treatment portion capable of removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from the luminal organ.
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32. A device for removing a stenotic lesion from a vessel, comprising:
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at least one sizing portion capable of measuring a luminal size parameter when at least part of the device is positioned within a lumen of a luminal organ; at least one typing portion, wherein at least part of the at least one typing portion is capable of physically touching a portion of the luminal organ or a structure therein; and at least one treatment portion capable of removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from the luminal organ. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for removing a stenotic lesion of a vessel, the system comprising:
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a treatment device, the treatment device comprising at least one treatment portion capable of a removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from a luminal organ; and a sizing/typing device, the sizing/typing device comprising; electrodes for measuring a first luminal size parameter when the typing/sizing device is positioned within a lumen of the luminal organ, and at least one directional sensor capable of physically touching a portion of the luminal organ or a structure therein to obtain a first vessel characteristic indicative of the luminal organ or the structure therein. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A method of removing at least part of a stenotic lesion within a luminal organ, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning at least part of a device within a luminal organ at a first location; (b) operating the device to obtain a first luminal size parameter and a first measurement indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal organ or a structure therein that at least part of the device is physically touching at the first location; (c) moving at least part of the device to a second location within the luminal organ; (d) operating the device to obtain a second luminal size parameter and a second measurement indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal organ or the structure therein that at least part of the device is physically touching at the second location; (e) determining whether or not a stenotic lesion is present at either the first location or the second location based on one or more of the first luminal size parameter, the first measurement, the second luminal size parameter, and the second measurement; (f) if the stenotic lesion is present, moving at least part of the device having a treatment portion to a stenotic lesion location; and (g) if the stenotic lesion is present, operating the treatment portion of the device to remove at least part of the stenotic lesion. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from a luminal organ, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning a device within a luminal organ, the device comprising at least one sizing portion, at least one typing portion, and at least one treatment portion; operating the at least one sizing portion of the device to obtain luminal size parameter data; operating the at least one sizing portion of the device to obtain type data indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal organ or a structure therein; and operating the at least one treatment portion at a location within the luminal organ at or near a stenotic lesion, whereby operation of the at least one treatment portion is based upon the luminal size parameter data and the type data, whereby operation of the at least one treatment portion removes at least part of the stenotic lesion. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of removing at least part of a stenotic lesion from a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a device within a luminal organ, the device comprising at least one typing portion and at least one treatment portion; (b) operating the at least one typing portion of the device to obtain initial type data indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal organ or a structure therein; (c) operating the at least one treatment portion if the type data is indicative of electrical impedance of a stenotic lesion to remove at least part of the stenotic lesion; and (d) operating the at least one typing portion of the device again to obtain then-current type data indicative of electrical impedance of the luminal or the structure therein; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until the then-current type data does not indicate the presence of the stenotic lesion.
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