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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
Ralf Spindler, Solsberry, IN (US);
Assignee:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1086 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to expandable medical devices including a light-activated shape-memory polymer. In certain embodiments, the devices include, for example, balloon catheters, used to treat narrowed or obstructed portions of a body vessel, and retrieval devices, used to remove obstructions from a body vessel. Certain aspects of the invention relate to methods of manufacturing and using such devices.