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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H Burton, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Bradford G Staehle, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
American Medical Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606108 ;
Abstract
An instrument for the deployment or retraction of a self-expanding stent in a body canal, which comprises an elongated tubular outer sleeve having disposed therein an elongated core which is movable relative to said sleeve and has a grip member formed at or near its distal end, which grip member is adapted to releasably hold a self-expanding stent within said outer sleeve.
Published as:
DE9010130U1; CA2020957A1; EP0408245A1; JPH0357465A; US5026377A; JPH0379023B2; EP0408245B1; CA2020957C;