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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventor:
Melina R. Kibbe, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/945 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/945 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61L 2300/114 (2013.01); A61L 2300/604 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1052 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are balloon catheters for forming liquid cast biodegradable arterial stents, typically, the balloon catheters include multiple balloons and multiple ports and include an element for promoting or initiating curing of a polymer solution via polymerization or cross-linking.