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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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
George D Hermann, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Albert K Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-1 ; 606198 ;
Abstract
A tubular sheath capable of assuming a reduced diameter state for insertion into a body passage and of expanding once in place within the passage. The sheath is fabricated of a composite elastomeric material and axially stretched to assume the reduced diameter state. Selective axial stretching is achieved by an elongate stylet which extends slidably through the sheath for compression imparting engagement with a distal portion thereof.