Patent ID: 9375216
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating a vein comprising the following steps: advancing an elongated intraluminal member from an access site and into a vein; rotating the intraluminal member or portion thereof in a first direction with a motorized drive system coupled to the intraluminal member or portion thereof, the motorized drive system comprising a motor drive circuit and a motor; and periodically changing the direction of rotation of the intraluminal member or portion thereof to perform rotational oscillation by periodically changing the direction of rotation of the motorized drive system, wherein the periodic changing of the direction of rotation of the intraluminal member occurs at random time intervals, and wherein the rotational oscillation of the intraluminal member or portion thereof damages an inner wall of the vein, and inhibits entanglement of the intraluminal member or portion thereof with the inner wall of the vein.