US 11,969,184 B2
Balloon catheter with selectively positionable scoring element
Matt Casiraro, Tempe, AZ (US); and Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US)
Assigned to BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Appl. No. 18/286,372
Filed by BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/026846
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/220788, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0081856 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 17/320725 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61M 2025/109 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for providing scoring at a treatment location in a vessel, comprising:
a catheter including an inflatable balloon; and
a scoring element comprising an elongated scoring wire attached to at least one ring adapted for selective positioning over the inflatable balloon,
wherein the catheter has a length, and a length of the elongated scoring wire is greater than the length of the catheter.