Penetrating roller for endovascular use and related methods
AssigneeBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
InventorsMatthew R. CASIRARO, Andrzej J. CHANDUSZKO
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Abstract
An apparatus is for penetrating a vessel inner wall, such as to treat a lesion in an artery or to achieve closure in a vein, as examples. The apparatus includes a first shaft (12) adapted for passing through a sheath (26) adapted for insertion into the vessel to a 2024/072378 location in need of treatment. The first shaft supports a first roller (14) adapted to penetrate the inner wall of the vessel. Optionally, the apparatus may include a second shaft supporting a second roller adapted to penetrate the vessel wall. The first or second rollers may be further adapted to rotate about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first or second shafts, respectively. Related methods are also disclosed.
Claims22
An apparatus for penetrating an inner wall of a vessel, comprising:
- a sheath adapted for insertion in the vessel;
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- a first shaft adapted for passing through the sheath, the first shaft supporting a first roller adapted to penetrate the inner wall of the vessel.
An apparatus for penetrating an inner wall of a vessel, comprising:
- a first shaft including a distal portion supporting a first roller adapted to penetrate the inner wall, the distal portion of the first shaft adapted for moving from a retracted position to a deployed position for urging the first roller toward the inner wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.