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Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector

US7618398B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Holman · Minneapolis, US
Louis Ellis · Sauk Centre, US
Gregory K. Olson · Elk River, US
Linda R. Lorentzen Cornelius · Wayzata, US
Richard J. Traxler · Minneapolis, US
Scott Hanson · Savage, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2000
Grant date	Nov 17, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/1081
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A protective sleeve for a balloon dilatation catheter includes an elongate tubular member having a neck portion and a slit extending along the entire length of the tubular member from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, wherein a distal portion of the tubular member is flared from the neck portion to the distal end of the tubular member to define an enlarged funnel-like opening.

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