Patents Assigned to Surgical Systems & Instruments
  • Rotary-catheter for atherectomy system
    Patent number: 4819634
    Abstract: A mechanical atherectomy system insertable into a human blood vessel over a flexible guide-wire for remotely cutting and removing an obstruction therein, having a diametrically stabilized torque transmitting flexible rotary-catheter equipped with a tubular-blade at its distal end and a motor connected to its proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Surgical Systems & Instruments
    Inventor: Samuel Shiber