Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Occlusion-crossing devices
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Application No.: US14433786Application Date: 2013-10-10
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Publication No.: US09949754B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Richard R. Newhauser , Mark W. Askew
- Applicant: Avinger, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: AVINGER, INC.
- Current Assignee: AVINGER, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/064346 WO 20131010
- International Announcement: WO2014/059150 WO 20140417
- Main IPC: A61B17/3207
- IPC: A61B17/3207 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate catheter shaft, a rotatable tip configured to rotate relative to the elongate catheter shaft, a drive shaft, and an OCT imaging sensor. The rotatable tip includes a housing coupled with the elongate catheter shaft and cutting wedges extendable from the housing. The drive shaft has a central lumen extending therethrough and extends within the elongate catheter shaft. The drive shaft is coupled with the wedges and is configured to rotate the rotatable tip. The OCT sensor includes an optical fiber coupled with the rotatable tip and configured to rotate therewith. The elongate catheter shaft is configured to move axially over the drive shaft to extend and retract the wedges from the housing while maintaining a fixed position of the imaging sensor relative to the cutting wedges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180042639A9 OCCLUSION-CROSSING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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