SHUNTING CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR TISSUAL REMOVAL

Abstract

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for creating a shunt in a patient. In some embodiments, a shunting catheter includes a catheter shaft including a shaft lumen and a side opening, and a tissue-removal assembly disposed in the shaft lumen in a first state and including a shunting shaft being extendable from the side opening of the catheter shaft. In some examples, the shunting shaft has a curved shape when extending from the side opening to a second state. In some examples, the tissue-removal assembly includes a cutting component disposed at a distal end of the shunting shaft.

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