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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. 10, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan J Postell, Reading, PA (US);
Jeffrey P Lewis, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arrow International Investment Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 96 ; 604282 ; 606194 ;
Abstract
An improved intra-aortic balloon catheter of the present invention with a kink-resistant outer tube formed of a helically wound metal coil overlaid with a plastic covering which maintains the patency of the air passageway, and a central tub, forming a secondary lumen, formed of a strong resilient, flexible, kink-resistant material, such as a super elastic metal alloy.