Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter including a compliant balloon
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Application No.: US13233692Application Date: 2011-09-15
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Publication No.: US08540668B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Stephen Griffin , Huey Quoc Chan , Elaine Lim , Nhan Hue To
- Applicant: Stephen Griffin , Huey Quoc Chan , Elaine Lim , Nhan Hue To
- 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: A61M29/00
- IPC: A61M29/00
Abstract:
A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from an inflation lumen to the inflatable balloon.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120010566A1 Catheter Including a Compliant Balloon Public/Granted day:2012-01-12
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