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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Devon N. Arnholt, Shoreview, MN (US);
Joel T. Eggert, Plymouth, MN (US);
James P. Rohl, Prescott, WI (US);
Douglas D. Pagoria, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Todd College, Little Canada, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a system may include a loading device including an exterior surface. The system may also include an expandable member mounted on the exterior surface of the loading device. The expandable member may be configured to selectively transition between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The system may also include a covering mounted on the expandable member. The covering may extend around the expandable member and the loading device. The loading device may be configured to position the expandable member and the covering for mounting on an exterior surface of an elongate introduction sheath.