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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Carey V. Campbell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cody L. Hartman, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/146 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22081 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1081 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device with an expandable element and expandable tubular sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the expandable element which influences the rate, shape and/or force required to expand the expandable element and methods for use in a body lumen are provided.