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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, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce S Hamilton, Lowell, MA (US);
David B Vafiades, Bedford, MA (US);
Ralph J Barry, Hudson, MA (US);
Arthur R Mandenjian, Winchester, MA (US);
Daniel J Kalashian, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Corporation, Watertown, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606194 ; 604 96 ; 604916 ;
Abstract
Dilating an obstructed region in a narrow, highly torturous lumen with a dilatation catheter having near its distal end an inflatable balloon with a dilatation section, a proximal taper section, and distal taper section. The dilatation section is generally cylindrical in shape when the balloon is inflated. The distal taper section has a relatively abrupt slope, and the proximal taper section has a relatively gradual slope.