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Origin Medsystems, Inc.

Geoffrey A Orth

Albert K Chin

Philip Jon Haarstad

Dennis L Brooks

Robert D Lashinski

Peter L Callas

Stephen A Morse

Andrew G Frazier

The balloon portion of a balloon catheter for implanting a stent structure is at least initially retained laterally to a guide wire by passing the guide wire axially along the balloon inside the stent structure but not through the interior of the balloon or any permanent guide wire lumen at the location of the balloon. The initially deflated balloon may be folded laterally into a plurality of folds, and the guide wire may pass between the folds or outside the folds as desired. Guide wire lumens may be provided distally and/or proximally of the balloon. An elastic sleeve may be provided around the balloon to help keep the balloon folded prior to inflation and to help refold the balloon during and after deflation. If an elastic sleeve is provided, the guide wire may pass along the balloon inside the sleeve.

Rapid exchange folded balloon catheter and stent delivery system

A cannula and method provide manually manipulable orientation of a dissection probe carried eccentricity on the cannula for rotational and translational positioning relative to the field of view of an endoscope at a distal end of the cannula. Rotation of the cannula at fixed axial position relative to the endoscope, and rotational and translational positioning of the dissection probe relative to the distal end of the cannula provide wide-area access within the surgical site for bluntly dissecting connective tissue surrounding a vessel of interest being harvested.

Orbital dissection cannula and method

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Windsor, CA, United States of America

Geoffrey A Orth