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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Michael Losordo, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Evan Epstein, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A ball-tipped mandrel, separate or integrated on a device delivery assembly, can be used to ease delivery and/or retrieval of an ancillary device within a body vessel having tortuous anatomy. A ball-tipped mandrel can be moved through a catheter as a part of a preparation procedure prior to insertion into a body vessel of a patient. A ball-tipped mandrel can be moved through a catheter during or after insertion into a body vessel of a patient in preparation for delivery of an ancillary device. A ball-tipped mandrel can be integrated onto the distal portion of a device to produce dilation during device delivery.