Patent ID: 7247162
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An atherectomy device for accessing the interior of a blood vessel from the exterior thereof and for removing an atheroma from the interior of a blood vessel, comprising: a cannula system having a first lumen that extends from a proximal end outside of the blood vessel to a first distal port positionable in the interior of the blood vessel, and a second lumen that extends from a proximal end outside of the blood vessel to a second distal port positional in the interior of the blood vessel; a filter insertable through the first lumen so as to extend through the first distal port into the interior of the blood vessel; and an atherectomy catheter insertable through the second lumen so as to extend through the second distal port into the interior of the blood vessel, the atherectomy catheter comprising: