ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,393, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to CORDIS US CORP. (Miami Lakes, Fla.).
"Rotary debulking atherectomy device with a crossing balloon" was invented by William Kelly (Los Altos, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atherectomy system that utilizes an anchoring balloon with a rotary debulker and a crossing balloon to remove or debulk lesions formed on the interior wall surface of a body vessel. The system may include a first balloon coupled to a first tubular member, a rotary debulker coupled to a second tubular member, a second balloon coupled to both the third tubular member and the axially moveable fourth tubular member such t...