MX9702918A - Vascular system treating method and apparatus. - Google Patents

Vascular system treating method and apparatus.

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MX9702918A
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lumen
vascular system
proximal
patient
balloon angioplasty
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MX9702918A
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MXPA97002918A (en
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Ron Waksman
Thomas D Weldon
Richard A Hillstead
Jonathan J Rosen
Charles E Larson
Ian R Crocker
Raphael F Meloul
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Novoste Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/330,327 external-priority patent/US5683345A/en
Application filed by Novoste Corp filed Critical Novoste Corp
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Publication of MXPA97002918A publication Critical patent/MXPA97002918A/en

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This invention is an apparatus and method for delivering a treating element (22), such as a radiation source, through a catheter (60) to a desired site in a vascular system of a patient, such as a coronary artery, for inhibiting the formation of scar tissue such as may occur in restenosis following balloon angioplasty. The apparatus includes an elongate flexible catheter tube (20) having proximal and distal portions, with a lumen (202) extending therebetween, and a diameter sufficiently small for insertion into the patient's vascular system. One or more treating elements (22), such as a capsule or pellet containing radioactive material, is positionable within the lumen and movable between the proximal and distal end portions under the force of a liquid flowing through the lumen. A method for using such apparatus, including a method for using such apparatus simultaneously with a balloon angioplasty procedure, is disclosed.
MXPA/A/1997/002918A 1994-10-27 1997-04-22 Method and apparatus for the treatment of sistemavascu MXPA97002918A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/330,327 US5683345A (en) 1994-10-27 1994-10-27 Method and apparatus for treating a desired area in the vascular system of a patient
US230327 1994-10-27
US08330327 1994-10-27

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MX9702918A true MX9702918A (en) 1998-06-28
MXPA97002918A MXPA97002918A (en) 1998-10-30

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