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Flexible housing for intracorporeal use
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Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION246 citations99
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Delivery of intracorporeal probes
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION169 citations99
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Imaging atherectomy apparatus
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION357 citations99
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Catheter having helical inflation lumen
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION185 citations99
US5403334AApr 4, 1995
Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION496 citations99
US5312425AMay 17, 1994
Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION729 citations99
US5269793ADec 14, 1993
Guide wire systems for intravascular catheters
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION196 citations99
US5250059AOct 5, 1993
Atherectomy catheter having flexible nose cone
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION491 citations99
US5226909AJul 13, 1993
Atherectomy device having helical blade and blade guide
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION781 citations99
US5092873AMar 3, 1992
Balloon configuration for atherectomy catheter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION248 citations99
US5071425ADec 10, 1991
Atherectomy catheter and method of forming the same
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION241 citations99
US5047040ASep 10, 1991
Atherectomy device and method
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION537 citations99
US4926858AMay 22, 1990
Atherectomy device for severe occlusions
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION1,041 citations99
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Single lumen atherectomy catheter device
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION515 citations99
US6355005B1Mar 12, 2002
Articulated guidewire
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION145 citations98
US6120515ASep 19, 2000
Composite atherectomy cutter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION230 citations98
US5948184ASep 7, 1999
Flexible housing for intracorporeal use
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION96 citations98
US5868685AFeb 9, 1999
Articulated guidewire
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION159 citations98
US5836957ANov 17, 1998
Large volume atherectomy device
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION552 citations98
US5733296AMar 31, 1998
Composite atherectomy cutter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION161 citations98
US5626562AMay 6, 1997
Drug delivery catheter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION193 citations98
US5624457AApr 29, 1997
Directional atherectomy device with flexible housing
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION126 citations98
US5181920AJan 26, 1993
Atherectomy device with angioplasty balloon and method
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION276 citations98
US5053044AOct 1, 1991
Catheter and method for making intravascular incisions
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION379 citations98
US5632754AMay 27, 1997
Universal catheter with interchangeable work element
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION362 citations97
US5507795AApr 16, 1996
Catheter with perfusion system
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION370 citations97
US5427107AJun 27, 1995
Optical encoder for catheter device
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION168 citations97
US5084010AJan 28, 1992
System and method for catheter construction
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION240 citations97
US5041089AAug 20, 1991
Vascular dilation catheter construction
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION583 citations97
US6036707AMar 14, 2000
Catheter device having a selectively flexible housing
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION442 citations96
US5868767AFeb 9, 1999
Universal catheter with interchangeable work element
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION340 citations96
US5816923AOct 6, 1998
Flexible composite drive shaft for transmitting torque
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION243 citations96
US5782907AJul 21, 1998
Involuted spring stent and graft assembly and method of use
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION71 citations96
US5507760AApr 16, 1996
Cutter device
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION371 citations96
US5499632AMar 19, 1996
Guide wire migration controller
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION55 citations96
US5336237AAug 9, 1994
Removal of tissue from within a body cavity
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION95 citations96
US5242460ASep 7, 1993
Atherectomy catheter having axially-disposed cutting edge
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION653 citations96
US4817613AApr 4, 1989
Guiding catheter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION673 citations96
US4781186ANov 1, 1988
Atherectomy device having a flexible housing
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION1,624 citations96
US4771774ASep 20, 1988
Motor drive unit
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION437 citations96
US4616648AOct 14, 1986
Device facilitating the exchange of dilatation catheters during an angioplasty procedure
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION106 citations96
US5695506ADec 9, 1997
Catheter device with a flexible housing
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION403 citations95
US5485042AJan 16, 1996
Motor drive unit with torque control circuit
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION86 citations95
US5318032AJun 7, 1994
Guiding catheter having soft tip
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION334 citations95
US5222966AJun 29, 1993
Balloon connection and inflation lumen for atherectomy catheter
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION184 citations95
US5269764ADec 14, 1993
Hemostatic gasket and valve assembly
DEVICES VASCULAR INTERVENTION137 citations93
US5919161AJul 6, 1999
Guidewire migration controller
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