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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary J. Pederson, Jr., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jan D. Seppala, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Scott M. Hanson, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Anthony C. Vrba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Scott R. Smith, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ; A61F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ; A61F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A stent-carrying balloon catheter in which a balloon is positioned within a stent for expanding the stent upon dilation of the balloon. The balloon includes a circumferential fold over a portion of the balloon itself, the fold encompassing a circumferential end portion of the stent for securing it in place until dilation of the balloon.