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

US8444686B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

43References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, 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
Tracee Eidenschink · Wayzata, US
Sonja J. K. Williams · Princeton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2009
Grant date	May 21, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A medical device has a catheter with a proximal portion, a distal portion, a shaft and an expandable member located at the distal portion. The expandable member is constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state. A removable sleeve is positioned around the entire length of the expandable member. The sleeve has a first end and a second end, and an inner diameter that increases over the entire length of the sleeve.

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