Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Biasing a catheter balloon
- Patent Title (中): 偏导导管气球
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Application No.: US12562386Application Date: 2009-09-18
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Publication No.: US08333757B2Publication Date: 2012-12-18
- Inventor: James Mazzone , Desmond Cheung
- Applicant: James Mazzone , Desmond Cheung
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B18/02
- IPC: A61B18/02

Abstract:
A catheter can include a shaft; an inflatable balloon having a proximal end that is anchored to an end of the shaft; an elongate member that is separate from and disposed inside the shaft, extends into an interior chamber of the balloon, and is anchored to a distal end of the balloon; and a spring member that exerts a distally-oriented longitudinal force on the elongate member, relative to the shaft, where the distally-oriented longitudinal force causes the balloon to be biased in an extended position, away from the end of the shaft. The catheter can further include a sheath that surrounds the shaft and balloon before a treatment procedure. The balloon can be configured to be advanced outside the sheath during a treatment procedure and inflated, and the spring member can be configured to facilitate deflation and withdrawal of the balloon into the sheath following the procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100076402A1 Biasing a Catheter Balloon Public/Granted day:2010-03-25
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