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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:
Oct. 26, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Atkinson, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Richard C Mattison, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 96 ; 604103 ;
Abstract
A balloon catheter system having a guiding wire, a balloon, and a spring tip joined to a distal end of the guiding wire. A strain relief member covers a portion of the guiding wire between a distal end of the balloon and a proximal end of the spring tip. The strain relief member is defined by a portion of the balloon. Alternatively, the strain relief member comprises a separate tubular member.