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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. 05, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Adrian C Ravenscroft, Milton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nitinol Medical Technologies Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606206 ; 606127 ;
Abstract
A gripping device operative within a body vessel which includes an elongate, flexible support body having a plurality of spaced gripping members attached to the support body to extend axially outwardly from the outer end thereof. The gripping members are formed to have an expansion position where they angle laterally from the support body. A cone shaped flexible liner forming an open ended enclosure in the expansion position of the gripping members has an outer end connected to the distal ends of the gripping members and an inner end connected to the support body. The flexible liner is surrounded by the gripping members.
Published as:
CA2366716A1; WO0056231A1; US6156055A; EP1164945A1; JP2002538928A; EP1164945A4; JP4132681B2; JP2008229354A; EP1164945B1; ATE416693T1; EP2014245A1; DE60041043D1; DK1164945T3; ES2316357T3; CA2366716C; EP2298195A1; JP4781383B2; EP2014245B1; ATE530129T1; DK2014245T3; ES2372224T3; EP2298195B1;