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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:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Yiqun Bruce Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Jianhua Chen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Long Lake, MN (US);
Jason Todd Lenz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yiqun Bruce Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Jianhua Chen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Long Lake, MN (US);
Jason Todd Lenz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inflatable medical balloon for multiple procedures, including angioplasty procedures, procedures for delivering medical devices, such as stents, and a method of making the catheter systems. The catheter system employs a balloon having a plurality of flexible portions and a combination of hard and soft portions.