CPC A61B 5/0036 (2018.08) [A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/044 (2022.02); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/3137 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3618 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3735 (2016.02)] | 18 Claims |
1. An occlusion crossing device comprising:
a rotatable hollow flexible shaft having a central longitudinal axis and an imaging window therein;
an optical fiber extending within the rotatable hollow flexible shaft substantially along the central longitudinal axis of the hollow flexible shaft, a distal tip of the optical fiber aligned with the imaging window so as to transfer an optical coherence tomography signal through the imaging window; and
a cutter attached to a distal end of the hollow flexible shaft.
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