Patents by Inventor Itzhak Koifman

Itzhak Koifman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110046549
    Abstract: The disclosed invention provides a system and method for accurately and in a controllable manner removing layers of tissue, deposits and/or plaque off surfaces of body is cavity for example a blood vessel. According to an aspect of the current invention, a catheter (10) endarterectomy having a proximal end (12) and a distal end (14) is provided, the catheter comprising: a pair of inflatable balloons (16) disposed at said distal end, wherein a predefined distance separate between the centers of said balloons; said scraper (18) having at least one blade (40) disposed between said balloons, wherein said scraper is reciprocally movable between two positions one of which, which is the first position, is distally disposed to the other position, which is the second position, and at least one vacuum aperture (39) disposed adjacent to said at least one blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: MEDIVUR LTD.
    Inventors: Igor Waysbeyn, Irina Kavounovski, Itzhak Koifman