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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:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan Irene Shelso, Plymouth, MN (US);
Mark Allan Blaskowski, Osseo, MN (US);
Doreen Mae Borgmann, Hopkins, MN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-111 ; 604160 ; 606198 ;
Abstract
The present invention describes a device for delivering a stent to a bodily stricture. The delivery device advantageously includes a funnel shaped distal end configured to facilitate compressing the stent onto the delivery device. The funnel may further include a tear away strip suitable for separating the funnel from the delivery device.