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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:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dan Wittenberger, Pierrefonds, CA;
Claudia Lueckge, Pierrefonds, CA;
Robert Martin, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Sean Carroll, Beaconsfield, CA;
Leonilda Capuano, Montreal, CA;
Margaret Yoklavich, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
CryoCath Technologies Inc., Kirkland, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 2/900 ;
Abstract
A medical implement that employs a mechanically supported expandable element. In one embodiment, the mechanically supported expandable element is a balloon. In another embodiment, the mechanically supported expandable membrane is a balloon disposed within a cryogenic catheter usable to treat tissue. A variety of illustrative mechanical support schemes are possible.