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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Jacky G. Duchamp, Campbell, CA (US);
Misty Lynn Gervais, San Marcos, CA (US);
Teresita Baerga, San Jose, CA (US);
Jacky G. Duchamp, Campbell, CA (US);
Misty Lynn Gervais, San Marcos, CA (US);
Teresita Baerga, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen, and a distal portion of the shaft being at least in part within an outer sheath having a wedge-shaped distal end. In one embodiment, the outer sheath around the distal end of the shaft is the distal skirt section of the balloon. In an alternative embodiment, the outer sheath is a sleeve member having at least a portion located distal to the distal end of the balloon.