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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jeffrey B. Duncan, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Peter Heicksen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joseph B. Koenig, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jeffrey J. Kustusch, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10184 (2013.11); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/97 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61M 25/0668 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01); A61M 25/1011 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes an expandable medical device and outer sheath combination. The outer sheath is capable of being split to form multiple sheath sections that may be peeled back to expose a portion or all of the expandable medical device. The medical device, as well as the outer sheath, may include one or more therapeutic agents for delivery to a treatment area within a patient.