Imaging and removing biological material
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorPaul Hoseit
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to devices and methods for imaging and removing biological material from a vessel wall. In certain embodiments, the invention provides devices that include a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel, the body including an opening, a biological material removal assembly configured to remove biological material that is exposed to the removal assembly via the opening, and an imaging assembly coupled to the body and positioned to image the opening.
Claims32
A device for imaging and removing biological material from a vessel wall, the device comprising:
- a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel, the body comprising an opening;
- a biological material removal assembly configured to remove biological material that is exposed to the removal assembly via the opening;
- and
- an imaging assembly coupled to the body and positioned to image the opening.
A method for imaging and removing biological material from a vessel wall, the method comprising:
- providing a biological material removal device comprising:
- a body configured to fit within a lumen of a vessel, the body comprising an opening;
- a biological material removal assembly configured to remove biological material that is exposed to the removal assembly via the opening;
- and an imaging assembly coupled to the body and positioned to image the opening;
- inserting the device into a lumen of a vessel;
- and
- simultaneously imaging the opening while removing biological material from a vessel wall that is exposed to the removal assembly via the opening.
The method according to claim 28, wherein the cutter apparatus comprises a rotatable auger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.