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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Daniel Perreault, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Perreault, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for applying an inward force to a medical device may include at least two independently operable sections. Each section may include a plurality of movable blades arranged to form an aperture or chamber whose size may be varied. Each blade may be pivotally connected to a mount and slidably engaged with a constraining member. The blades are movable so as to allow the aperture to be sized to contain the medical device and to alter the size of the aperture.