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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. 13, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mathias Heller, Winterthur, CH;
Alfonso M Fernandez-Aceytuno, E-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES;
Rainer Amann, Riedern am Sand, DE;
Roland Hirt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Jakob Willi, Hori, CH;
Assignee:
Schneider (Europe) A.G., Bulach, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606108 ; 606194 ; 604 96 ;
Abstract
The balloon catheter comprises a shaft with an elongated dilatation balloon mounted in the vicinity of the distal end thereof. Armature for preventing expansion of balloon segments are mounted on shaft proximally of the balloon and include an armature enclosed in a sleeve moveable over a proximal portion of the balloon.