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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tony M. Chou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michi E. Garrison, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gregory M. Hyde, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard J. Renati, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alan K. Schaer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An interventional catheter is adapted for treating a blood vessel. In an embodiment, the catheter includes an elongate shaft sized for insertion in a blood vessel and a stent positioned on a distal region of the elongate shaft. An expandable dilation member is coupled to a distal region of the elongate shaft. The expandable dilation member is adapted to expand outward. A stent containment member is positioned over the elongate shaft and the stent to contain the stent in a collapsed state.