Occlusion-crossing devices

RR Newhauser, MW Askew - US Patent 9,949,754, 2018 - Google Patents
A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elongate catheter shaft, a rotatable tip
configured to rotate relative to the elongate catheter shaft, a drive shaft, and an OCT imaging …

Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system

MK Spencer, CB White, CW Mcnall… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Abstract Catheter-based Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems utilizing an optical
fiber that is positioned off-axis of the central longitudinal axis of the catheter have many …

Atherectomy catheter with laterally-displaceable tip

MH Rosenthal, M Zung, NJ Spinelli, CW McNall… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Described herein are atherectomy catheters, systems and methods that include a distal tip
region that may be moved laterally so that its long axis is parallel with the long axis of the …

Atherectomy catheters with longitudinally displaceable drive shafts

HN Patel, JB Simpson, CW McNall… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Described herein are atherectomy catheters, systems and methods that include
longitudinally displaceable drive shafts that drive actuation of one or more cutters at the …

Tissue collection device for catheter

P Gupta, C Van, N Spinelli, JB Simpson - US Patent 11,096,717, 2021 - Google Patents
Versatile tissue collection devices that can provide reduced crossing profiles, fluid pressure
release, and/or easy cleaning or removal. In particular, devices having tissue collection …

Optical pressure sensor assembly

PH Smith, M Kankaria - US Patent 10,932,670, 2021 - Google Patents
Optical pressure sensor assemblies that can be used with existing catheters and imaging
systems. Pressure sensors may be compatible with atherectomy and occlusion-crossing …

Optical coherence tomography with graded index fiber for biological imaging

M Kankaria - US Patent 9,557,156, 2017 - Google Patents
A system for optical coherence tomography includes a source of optical radiation, an optical
fiber, and a graded index fiber attached to a distal end of the optical fiber. The optical fiber …

Re-entry stylet for catheter

JB Simpson, ML Fabro, E Sucgang, P Gupta… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A stylet for re-entry into a vessel includes an elongate body including a proximal portion, a
middle curved portion, a pointed distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the …

Guidewire positioning catheter

HN Patel, JB Simpson - US Patent 9,642,646, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A catheter for positioning a guidewire across an occluded portion of a
vessel includes an elongate catheter body, an integrated rotatable distal tip, a proximal …

Occlusion-crossing devices, imaging, and atherectomy devices

JB Simpson, HN Patel, M Zung, CW McNall… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A catheter device for crossing occlusions includes an elon gate body, a
central lumen extending within the elongate body from the proximal end to the distal end, a …