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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven Morency, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ; A61B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ; A61B 1/00 ;
Abstract
An assembly that includes an apparatus having an elongate body and an expandable/collapsible device, a tubular member defining a lumen configured to receive the apparatus, and a handle, fixedly connected to the elongate body and removably connected to the tubular member, configured to move at least one of the elongate body and the tubular member relative to the other.