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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. 15, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leonard F. Briggs, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Tom Steinke, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Reva Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ; A61M 2/500 ; A61M 5/32 ; A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ; A61M 3/700 ; A61M 2/500 ; A61M 5/32 ; A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A protector sleeve is disclosed for protecting an expandable member disposed on a catheter during pre-deployment handling. In one embodiment, the protector sleeve includes a tubular member with proximal and distal portions and preferably an elastomer seal therebetween, wherein the proximal portion of the tubular member is designed to slidably engage the expandable member in its collapsed state, while the distal portion permits fluid access to a catheter lumen, e.g., a guidewire lumen, without exposing the protected expandable member to the fluid.