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Abstract

A medical device that can increase operability and includes a cutter portion that can be rotated by a drive shaft is provided. A medical device that removes an object in a body lumen and includes: a rotary shaft including a rotatable hollow drive shaft and a hollow cutter portion to be rotatably driven by the drive shaft, a guide wire protecting tube disposed inside the drive shaft and the cutter portion, and a handle that rotatably houses the proximal portion of the rotary shaft. The guide wire protecting tube includes a small-diameter portion that forms the distal end of the guide wire protecting tube, and at least part of which is disposed inside the cutter portion, and the main body tube that is located on the proximal side with respect to the small-diameter portion, and at least part of which is disposed inside the drive shaft.

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What is claimed is:

A medical device that can increase operability and includes a cutter portion that can be rotated by a drive shaft is provided. A medical device that removes an object in a body lumen and includes: a rotary shaft including a rotatable hollow drive shaft and a hollow cutter portion to be rotatably driven by the drive shaft, a guide wire protecting tube disposed inside the drive shaft and the cutter portion, and a handle that rotatably houses the proximal portion of the rotary shaft. The guide wire protecting tube includes a small-diameter portion that forms the distal end of the guide wire protecting tube, and at least part of which is disposed inside the cutter portion, and the main body tube that is located on the proximal side with respect to the small-diameter portion, and at least part of which is disposed inside the drive shaft.
Timeline
Filed
03/13/2026
Published
07/16/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61B 17/3207:Atherectomy devices
A61B 17/22:Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for