SEGMENTAL VASCULAR ABLATION

1 . A method, comprising:

inserting a catheter into a vascular system of a patient, the catheter comprising a wire including a proximal wire end and a distal wire end opposite the proximal wire end, the distal wire end defining a distal wire length;

moving the catheter to a treatment segment that is approximately equal in length to the distal wire length;

actuating a motor and rotating at least a portion of the wire in response to actuating the motor; and

abrading the treatment segment for a predetermined amount of time in response to rotating at least the portion of the wire.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catheter further comprises a sheath including a working lumen, and the wire extending through the working lumen, the method further comprising at least partially exposing the distal wire end from the sheath.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

retracting at least a portion of the sheath from the wire; and

exposing the distal wire end in response to retracting the portion of the sheath from the wire.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein a limit switch is electronically coupled to the motor, the method further comprising:

allowing electricity to flow from a power supply to the motor, via the limit switch, in response to the wire being in a fully exposed state; and

rotating the wire in response to allowing electricity to flow from the power supply to the motor.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining a longitudinal position of the catheter with respect to the treatment segment, wherein the longitudinal position is defined by a distal end of the catheter with respect to the treatment segment.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catheter further comprises a sheath including a working lumen, and the wire extending through the working lumen, the method further comprising at least partially enclosing the distal wire end in the sheath.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

extending the sheath about the wire; and

at least partially enclosing the distal wire end in response to extending the sheath about the wire.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a limit switch is electronically coupled to the motor, the method further comprising:

preventing electricity to flow from a power supply to the motor via a limit switch, in response to the distal wire end being at least partially enclosed in the sheath; and

terminating a rotation of the wire in response to preventing the electricity to flow from the power supply to the motor.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising indicating, via a component selected from the group consisting of a light emitting diode (LED), a speaker, a display, and combinations thereof, that the predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the component electrically coupled to a power supply that provides electricity to the motor.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the catheter includes a warning track, the method further comprising indicating, via the warning track, that an end of a workable treatment length of the catheter has been reached.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the treatment segment is a first treatment segment, the method further comprising:

moving the catheter to a second treatment segment that is approximately equal in length to the distal wire length, wherein the second treatment segment is spaced a distance away from the first treatment segment by a length approximately equal to the distal wire length; and

abrading the second treatment segment for the predetermined amount of time in response to rotating at least the portion of the wire.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the catheter from the vascular system of the patient.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising terminating a rotation of at least the portion of the wire prior to removing the catheter from the vascular system of the patient.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a syringe is coupled to the catheter, the method further comprising injecting a fluid, via the syringe, at the treatment segment.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the treatment segment is a first treatment segment, the method further comprising moving the catheter to a second treatment segment that is approximately equal in length to the distal wire length, wherein the second treatment segment is spaced a distance away from the first treatment segment by a length approximately equal to the distal wire length.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

terminating an injection of the fluid prior to moving the catheter to a second treatment segment; and

abrading the second treatment segment for the predetermined amount of time in response to rotating at least the portion of the wire.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising injecting the fluid, via the syringe, at the second treatment segment.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the treatment segment is a first treatment segment, the method further comprising:

injecting the fluid while moving the catheter to a second treatment segment; and

abrading the second treatment segment for the predetermined amount of time in response to rotating at least the portion of the wire.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising injecting the fluid, via the syringe, at the second treatment segment.

20 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

removing the catheter from the vascular system of the patient; and

terminating the injection of the fluid prior to removing the catheter from the vascular system of the patient.