Patent ID: 6206900
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A clot evacuation catheter, comprising:an outer lumen having a longitudinal axis and an open distal end;an elongate tubular body having a proximal end and a distal portion with an opening therein, the tubular body being disposed within the outer lumen and having a longitudinal axis coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the outer lumen and along which a vacuum force is selectively directed;a disk-shaped cutting blade having at least one opening disposed therein, the cutting blade being disposed within the distal portion of the tubular body and being selectively rotatable in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body, wherein the cutting blade maintains a substantially fixed longitudinal locus during rotation; anda fluid conveying irrigation lumen disposed and extending longitudinally within the catheter, the irrigation lumen having an open distal end proximal to the cutting blade.