Apparatus and method for creating pathways in tissue and destroying the cored tissue to avoid release of the cored tissue within the body. The apparatus has a coring mechanism and a tissue vaporization mechanism. The apparatus is useful in creating revascularization pathways in the myocardium. The apparatus...http://www.google.de/patents/US6162214?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6162214 - Corning device for myocardial revascularization
