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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:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Perry L Blackshear, Jr, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Joseph L Blackshear, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606194 ; 604 96 ;
Abstract
A passive perfusion angioplasty catheter is provided which includes an elongated flexible member defining an inflation lumen and an inflatable balloon member affixed to a distal end of the flexible member for pressing against an interior wall of an artery. The balloon member defines at least one passage between a surface thereof and the interior wall permitting blood to flow therethrough when the balloon member is pressed against the interior wall. A method of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is also provided.