Intravascular scraping devices

A catheter, comprising:

• a central catheter including a distal end region;
• and
• an intravascular scraping device including:
• a proximal end configured to be attached to a first portion of the distal end region;
• a plurality of cutting segments, each of the plurality of cutting segments including one or more cutting elements;
• and
• a plurality of linking segments, at least some of the plurality of linking segments linking the plurality of cutting segments to the proximal end, at least some of the plurality of linking segments directly extending from the proximal end and at least some of the plurality of linking segments directly extending from the plurality of cutting segments generally towards the proximal end.

A method of forming an intravascular scraping device, the method comprising:

• providing at least one generally cylindrical tube;
• and
• cutting the generally cylindrical tube to form at least:
• a proximal end configured to be attached to a catheter;
• a plurality of cutting segments, each of the plurality of cutting segments including one or more cutting elements;
• and
• a plurality of linking segments linking each of the plurality of cutting segments to at least the proximal end, at least some of the plurality of linking segments directly extending from the proximal end and at least some of the plurality of linking segments directly extending from the plurality of cutting segments generally towards the proximal end.