Methods and devices for treating lesions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8579956
APP PUB NO 20090270906A1
SERIAL NO

12239170

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An method and apparatus are disclosed including an expandable body having a diameter suitable for insertion into a blood vessel and capable of being modified from a first diameter to a second larger diameter in response to an inflation pressure. The expandable body includes an outer wall having a plurality of delivery outlets extending from a working length of the outer wall. The delivery outlets coincide with regions of a lesion exposed between a framework implanted within the vessel when the expandable body is in an expanded state. A treatment agent is delivered from the delivery outlets to regions of the lesion exposed between the implantable framework.

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  • ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hossainy, Syed Faiyaz Ahmed Fremont, US 139 3974

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