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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Syamala Rani Pulugurtha, Irvine, CA (US);
Maria De Jesus Sanson, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/3203 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0158 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01); A61M 25/0125 (2013.01); A61M 25/0138 (2013.01); A61B 17/12145 (2013.01); A61B 17/32037 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated body and an expandable member at a distal portion of the elongated body and defining at least part of a distal tip of the catheter. The expandable member includes a flexible membrane and an expandable ring or partial ring located at a distal portion of the expandable member, wherein the expandable ring or partial ring is configured to expand radially outward in response to electrical energy applied to the expandable ring or partial ring.