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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. 08, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerard von Hoffmann, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Progenix, LLC, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 2/500 ; A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 2/500 ; A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a low profile catheter shaft configuration for incorporation into any of a variety of catheters. The shaft comprises first and second side-by-side lumens with a movable wall extending axially therebetween. The first lumen may occupy more than half of the inside diameter of the shaft such as during advancement along a guidewire, and the second lumen may occupy more than half of the inside diameter such as following withdrawal of the guidewire and during inflation of a balloon. Methods are also disclosed.