Patent ID: 6451037
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An atherectomy device for ablating an occlusion in a patient's blood vessel, comprising:a drive shaft; an ablation burr having a proximal end and a distal end secured to the drive shaft, the ablation burr including: a polymeric tube extending from the proximal end of the ablation burr to the distal end of the ablation burr, the polymeric tube having an unexpanded state with a first diameter and an expanded state with a second larger diameter; metal fibers affixed to the polymeric tube and operable to reinforce the polymeric tube; and an abrasive coating disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the ablation burr to ablate an occlusion in a patient's vessel; and a lumen extending through the drive shaft and ablation burr for receiving a guide wire.