GUPTA, PRIYANSHU,ZUNG, MICHAEL,MCNALL, CHARLES W.,SPINELLI, NICHOLAS J.,KARWA, ANUPAMA,NGUYEN, NOEL NHU-NGOC,PATEL, HIMANSHU N.,VAN, CHRISTINA,STALKER, KENT C.B.
申请号：
EP13790588
公开号：
EP2849661A4
申请日:
2013.03.15
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
An atherectomy catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body, an elongate deflectable distal tip coupled to the catheter body at a hinge point, a rotatable cutter near the distal end of the catheter body, and a drive shaft extending within the catheter body and configured to rotate the cutter. The atherectomy catheter further includes an optical fiber extending through the drive shaft substantially on-axis with the catheter body and attached to the cutter. The optical fiber is configured to rotate with the drive shaft. The atherectomy catheter further includes a wedge configured to deflect the distal tip away from the catheter body at the hinge point upon axial movement of the drive shaft.
