Tissue separating catheter assembly and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8469955
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12421168

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A tissue-separating catheter assembly comprises a rotatable shaft, having a distal shaft portion, and a tissue separator device extending along the shaft. The tissue separator device has a distal separator part at the distal shaft portion movable between a retracted state, towards the distal shaft portion, and an outwardly extending, operational state, away from the distal shaft portion. A pivot joint may be used to pivotally connect the distal separator end to the distal shaft portion. The distal shaft portion may comprise a distally-facing transition surface at a proximal end of the distal shaft portion. First and second energizable tissue separator elements may be used at the transition surface and the tip of the device, respectively.

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ARTEMIS MEDICAL INCHAYWARD CA

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Buehlmann, Eric L Redwood City, US 9 1116
Laird, Robert J Pinole, US 38 18304
Morrison, George A San Mateo, US 19 1673

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