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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. 05, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul F Rom, Kentwood, MI (US);
Russell A Corace, Grand Rapids Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604-8 ;
Abstract
An intravascular pump and balloon catheter assembly is shown. The assembly includes a primary catheter having a balloon provided thereon and an intravascular pump provided therein. The pump is adapted to generate a pressure differential between the inlet of the catheter and the outlet. With this structure, fluid is supplied, under pressure, to multiple arteriotomy cannulae provided at the terminal end of the assembly. The cannulae are inserted into blood vessels at appropriate points so that an occlusion or restriction in a blood vessel can be bypassed while still maintaining blood flow throughout the body.