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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mir A Imran, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Deepak R Gandhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Anant V Hegde, Newark, CA (US);
Gholam-Reza Zadno-Azizi, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intelliwire, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606198 ; 606108 ; 606191 ; 606192 ; 606194 ; 606195 ; 606200 ; 604 96 ; 623-1 ; 623 12 ;
Abstract
A sheath for advancement into a vessel of a patient having a stenosis therein which at least partially occludes the flow of blood in the vessel. A flexible elongate tubular member has proximal and distal extremities with a lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity. A portion of the distal extremity of the flexible elongate tubular member is radially expandable. The expandable portion carries stiffening elements that impart pushability and column strength to the expandable portion.