Patent ID: 9237897
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating an occlusion in a blood vessel, the method comprising: advancing an elongate medical device through a lumen of a blood vessel to a location proximate an occlusion, the blood vessel including an intimal layer, a medial layer and an adventitial layer; passing a portion of the elongate medical device between the intimal layer and the adventitial layer proximate the occlusion; positioning the portion of the elongate medical device around the occlusion radially outward of the intimal layer; reducing a diameter of the portion of the elongate medical device around the occlusion with the portion of the elongate medical device between the intimal layer and the adventitial layer; and removing a portion of the intimal layer with the occlusion by withdrawing the elongate medical device from the blood vessel.