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Protector for catheter balloon with guidewire backloading system

US6110146A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2029/025
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A balloon protector for the balloon of a dilatation catheter includes a distally extending flared section that defines a funnel receptive to a guidewire in order to facilitate backloading of the guidewire into the catheter.

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