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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Katherine Huffer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brandon Simmons, Tempe, AZ (US);
Mark Nicholas Wright, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Ronda Allard, San Tan Valley, AZ (US);
Casey Hebert, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00136 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00422 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device for treating coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease or varicose veins includes an elongated support and a heat expandable element of muscle polymer carried on that elongated support. The medical device may also include a heating element. When activated, the heating element produces heat that causes the muscle polymer to expand into a position in closer proximity to the tissue to be treated.