US6156048A
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Atherectomy device for reducing damage to vessels and/or in-vivo stents
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-02
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Granted: 2000-12-05
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Expires: 2019-08-02
Abstract
Abstract An atherectomy device that may reduce the risk of damage to a vessel wall. One rotatable atherectomy burr has a recessed material removal portion lying between less abrasive proximal and distal shoulders. The shoulders can have a straight, rounded or elliptical taper. The shoulders can perform a cam action when the burr is canted is a vessel, as when passing the burr and guide wire through a tortuous, stenosed vessel path. The shoulders act to align the burr with the path through the vessel, presenting the less abrasive shoulders to the vessel wall while presenting the abrasive portion to a stenosis.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward Wulfman
- 👤 Lucas Gordon
- 👤 Robert Barry
- 👤 Brandon Shuman
- 👤 David Dillard
- 👤 Verivada Chandrasekaran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320758; A61B2017/320004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An ablation burr for removing deposits from a patient's vessel or stent, comprising: a solid burr body having a distal and a proximal end and a leading concave surface, the leading concave surface extending from a generally smooth distal tip to a smooth shoulder that is proximal to the distal tip, wherein the concave surface has a radius about a central axis of the burr that lies beneath an imaginary line that extends between the distal tip and the smooth shoulder; and an abrasive on the concave surface that removes deposits from the patient's vessel or stent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An ablation burr for removing deposits from a patient's vessel or stent, comprising: a solid burr body having a distal and a proximal end and a leading concave surface, the leading concave surface extending from a generally smooth distal tip to a smooth shoulder that is proximal to the distal tip, wherein the concave surface has a radius about a central axis of the burr that lies beneath an imaginary line that extends between the distal tip and the smooth shoulder; and an abrasive on the concave surface that removes deposits from the patient's vessel or stent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The ablation burr of claim 1, wherein the burr body includes a convex outer surface that extends from the end point of the leading concave surface to the proximal end of the burr.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
An ablation burr for removing deposits from a patient's vessel or stent, comprising: a burr body having a distal and a proximal end and a leading concave surface, the leading concave surface extending from a generally smooth distal tip to a smooth shoulder that is proximal to the distal tip, wherein the concave surface has a radius about a central axis of the burr that is entirely below an imaginary line that extends between the distal tip and the smooth shoulder; and an abrasive on the concave surface that removes deposits from the patient's vessel or stent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
An ablation burr for removing deposits from a patient's vessel or stent, comprising: a burr body having a distal and a proximal end and a leading concave surface, the leading concave surface extending from a generally smooth distal tip to a smooth shoulder that is proximal to the distal tip, wherein the concave surface has a radius about a central axis of the burr that is entirely below an imaginary line that extends between the distal tip and the smooth shoulder; and an abrasive on the concave surface that removes deposits from the patient's vessel or stent.
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