Device for diagnostic and therapeutic intravascular intervention
Patent 4587972 Issued on May 13, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 16, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 16, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3352303 3467098 3577981 Apparatus with a catheter for examining hollow organs or bodies with the ultrasonic waves Radiation endoscope Laser system and method Multichannel endoscope Laser tunnelling device Apparatus for and method of utilizing energy to excise pathological tissue Laser scalpel InventorApplicationNo. 06/631381 filed on 07/16/1984US Classes:600/439, With therapeutic device600/108, Laser600/471, Tool (e.g., ablation, abrasion, cutting)600/505, Sensing means inserted in blood vessel606/15, With optical fiber606/17, With beam shaping or redirecting (e.g., lens)606/7AngioplastyExaminersPrimary: Grieb, William H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 18/20 (20060101)A61B 18/24 (20060101) A61B 8/12 (20060101) AbstractA device for imaging and removing obstructions from blood vessels and the like having a flexible tubular housing dimensioned for insertion within a blood vessel; a fiberoptic bundle adapted to conduct laser beams to an obstruction for the destruction of portions thereof; and an ultrasound portion adapted to generate ultrasonic waves processable to create an image of an obstruction.Other References
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