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US20030120295A1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Debulking catheters and methods

Assignee: Fox Hollow Technologies Inc
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Filing: 2002-11-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-11-04
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Abstract

Abstract A method of removing material from a blood flow lumen includes providing a device having a cutting element and an opening, the cutting element being movable relative to the opening. The method then includes advancing the device through a patient's vascular system to the blood flow lumen. Finally, the method involves moving the cutting element and the opening relative to the blood flow lumen so that a continuous piece of material is severed by the cutting element and directed into the opening as the cutting element and opening move through the blood flow lumen, the continuous piece of severed material being directed into the device for removal from the patient. The method may include providing a device having a rotatable cutter that, in some embodiments, is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device, is movable, has retracted and deployed positions, or any combination thereof. The method may further include forcing the opening toward the wall of the vascular site after the advancing step and before the moving step.

Inventors

  • 👤 John Simpson
  • 👤 Himanshu Patel
  • 👤 Greg Stine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B17/320783; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B17/22012; A61B17/2202; A61B17/320725; A61B2017/00681; A61B2017/00685; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B17/320016; A61B17/32002; A61B2017/320032; A61B2017/320791; A61B8/00; A61B8/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
1 . A method of removing material from a blood flow lumen, the method comprising: providing a device having a cutting element and an opening, the cutting element being movable relative to the opening; advancing the device through a patient's vascular system to the blood flow lumen; and moving the cutting element and the opening relative to the blood flow lumen so that a continuous piece of material is severed by the cutting element and directed into the opening as the cutting element and opening move through the blood flow lumen, the continuous piece of severed material being directed into the device for removal from the patient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
1 . A method of removing material from a blood flow lumen, the method comprising: providing a device having a cutting element and an opening, the cutting element being movable relative to the opening; advancing the device through a patient's vascular system to the blood flow lumen; and moving the cutting element and the opening relative to the blood flow lumen so that a continuous piece of material is severed by the cutting element and directed into the opening as the cutting element and opening move through the blood flow lumen, the continuous piece of severed material being directed into the device for removal from the patient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 86 words
2 . A method as in claim 1 , wherein: the providing step is carried out with the cutting element being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, the cutting element extending out of the opening when in the deployed position and not extending out of the opening when in the retracted position; the advancing step being carried out with the cutting element being in the retracted position; and the moving step being carried out with the cutting element being in the deployed position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
3 . A method as in claim 2 , wherein the providing step is carried out with the cutting element extending beyond the opening a distance of about 0.025 mm to about 0.64 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
4 . A method as in claim 1 , wherein the providing step is carried out with the cutting element being rotatable, and wherein the moving step is carried out with the cutting element rotating when severing the material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 54 words
5 . A method as in claim 4 , wherein the providing step is carried out with the device having a distal portion having a longitudinal axis, and wherein the moving step is carried out with the cutting element rotating around an axis which is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
6 . A method as in claim 4 , wherein the providing step is carried out with an axis around which the cutting element rotates being movable relative to the opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
7 . A method as in claim 1 , wherein the moving step is carried out by moving the cutting element and window in a distal direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
8 . A method as in claim 7 , wherein the moving step is carried out with the material being contained in the device at a location distal to the cutting element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 33 words
9 . A method as in claim 1 , further comprising the step of forcing the opening toward the wall of the vascular site after the advancing step and before the moving step.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 33 words
10 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein the forcing step is carried out by bending the device so that the opening is forced against the wall of the vascular site.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 69 words
11 . A method as in claim 9 , wherein: the providing step is carried out with the opening being on a side of the device; the forcing step being carried out to force the side against the blood flow lumen; and the moving step is carried out with the cutting element extending out of the opening, the cutting element directing the continuous piece of material into the opening.

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