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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:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lucas J Hijlkema, Beetsterzwaag, NL;
Jan Thalens, Assen, NL;
Assignee:
Cordis Europa N.V., , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600435 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a catheter comprising a tube-like basic body with a proximal and a distal end, marking means made of a material opaque to X-radiation arranged close to the distal end. The marking means may be formed by at least one tube-like marker sleeve made of a plastic material opaque to X-radiation arranged around the basic body. At the distal end a balloon member may have been arranged and the marker sleeve may substantially extend over the effective length of the balloon member.