| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6036707 |
Catheter device having a selectively flexible housing |
March 14, 2000 |
| Disclosed herein is a catheter device which is operably positionable for use in a biological conduit. The catheter device includes a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end; a flexible housing; a work element and a sleeve. The housing connects to the distal end of the cathet |
| 6027450 |
Treating a totally or near totally occluded lumen |
February 22, 2000 |
| A method and system for recanalizing a totally or near totally occluded body lumen such as an artery which has an elongated catheter shaft with means such as a cutting or ablating element at the distal end of the shaft to remove occluding material and with ultrasonic imaging means prefer |
| 5919161 |
Guidewire migration controller |
July 6, 1999 |
| Disclosed herein is a guidewire migration controller for use with catheter devices such as atherectomy catheters. The guidewire migration controller includes a housing, a gripper insertable in the housing and a locking member. The locking member holds the gripper within the housing. The |
| 5868767 |
Universal catheter with interchangeable work element |
February 9, 1999 |
| Disclosed herein is an intravascular universal catheter having interchangeable work elements and methods of use thereof. The catheter comprises a flexible catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between the ends. A housing having an open interior and a |
| 5868685 |
Articulated guidewire |
February 9, 1999 |
| Disclosed herein is an articulated guidewire for insertion into a blood vessel. The articulated guidewire includes a rotatable sensor cable, a sensor, a connector, and a satellite wire. The sensor cable has a proximal end and a distal end. A sensor connects to the sensor cable near the |
| 5865794 |
Drug delivery catheter |
February 2, 1999 |
| A device and method for the localized treatment of vasculature with drugs and medicaments is described herein. Centrifugal force is used to drive a material from a reservoir to the outer surface of the application device and thereby deliver the treatment substance to the chosen area. |
| 5733296 |
Composite atherectomy cutter |
March 31, 1998 |
| An athetectomy catheter is disclosed having a composite cutter which is capable of cutting material, including hardened plaque, from a biological conduit. The composite cutter has a cutter and a sensor mount. The cutter has a proximal end and a distal end with a cutting edge. The proxima |
| 5695506 |
Catheter device with a flexible housing |
December 9, 1997 |
| Disclosed herein is a catheter device for use in a biological conduit. The catheter device has a catheter body with a housing and a torque cable lumen, a torque cable, a work element, and a connector. The housing is flexible. The torque cable extends through the catheter body to the |
| 5632754 |
Universal catheter with interchangeable work element |
May 27, 1997 |
| Disclosed herein is an intravascular universal catheter having interchangeable work elements and methods of use thereof. The catheter comprises a flexible catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between the ends. A housing having an open interior and a |
| 5626562 |
Drug delivery catheter |
May 6, 1997 |
| A device and method for the localized treatment of vasculature with drugs and medicaments is described herein. Centrifugal force is used to drive a material from a reservoir to the outer surface of the application device and thereby deliver the treatment substance to the chosen area. |
| 5624457 |
Directional atherectomy device with flexible housing |
April 29, 1997 |
| An intravascular directional atherectomy device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end and an axial lumen therebetween. A housing having an open interior and an aperture on a lateral side thereof is attached to the distal end of the cath |
| 5499632 |
Guide wire migration controller |
March 19, 1996 |
| Disclosed herein is a guide wire migration controller device. The device includes a housing, a gripper insertable in the housing and a locking member for keeping the gripper within the housing. The gripper grips a guide wire operated by a motor drive unit. The gripper limits the migr |
| 5318032 |
Guiding catheter having soft tip |
June 7, 1994 |
| A vascular guiding catheter comprises an inner tubular member having a torque transmitting member formed over a major portion thereof and a soft polymeric tip formed at the distal end thereof. The torque transmitting member provides the characteristics of torsional stiffness and axial |
| 4669469 |
Single lumen atherectomy catheter device |
June 2, 1987 |
| Atherectomy device for removing material from an atheroma in the vascular system. A cutter is mounted in a cylindrical housing having a cutout on one side thereof at the distal end of a catheter. The catheter has a single luminal opening, and a flexible drive cable for operating the |
| 4616648 |
Device facilitating the exchange of dilatation catheters during an angioplasty procedure |
October 14, 1986 |
| Device facilitating the exchange of dilatation catheters during an angioplasty procedure by the use of an exchange wire in which the exchange wire extends through the dilatation catheter into a predetermined position in a vessel of a patient. The device includes first friction rollers |
