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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Icahn School of Medicine AT Mount Sinai, New York, NY (US);
Peter Backeris, New York, NY (US);
Kurt Yaeger, New York, NY (US);
Anthony Costa, New York, NY (US);
Thomas Oxley, New York, NY (US);
Alejandro Berenstein, New York, NY (US);
Young Joon Kwon, New York, NY (US);
Joe Borrello, New York, NY (US);
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A detachable tip sheathed balloon microcatheter is provided for delivering an embolic agent to a target location for the embolization of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The detachable tip sheathed balloon microcatheter including a balloon microcatheter including a first shaft and an inflatable balloon that is coupled to a distal end portion of the first shaft; and a detachable tip assembly that is configured to be detachably coupled to the first shaft of the balloon microcatheter. The detachable tip assembly includes a protective balloon sheath that is coupled to a proximal end portion of the second shaft, wherein when the detachable tip assembly is coupled to the balloon microcatheter, the protective balloon sheath surrounds at least a portion of the inflatable balloon.