Patents Assigned to Surgical System & Instruments, Inc.
  • Lumen tracking atherectomy system
    Patent number: 5334211
    Abstract: An atherectomy system for opening an obstructed vessel comprising a helically shaped flexible guide-wire assembly insertable into the vessel having a cross section which narrows with increasing radial distance from the center of the helical portion, and, a flexible catheter slidable over the flexible guide-wire having a blade at its distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Surgical System & Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Shiber