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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Michelle Provost-tine, North Andover, MA (US);
Michael John Papa, Beverly, MA (US);
Michael Charles Riopel, Ipswich, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michelle Provost-tine, North Andover, MA (US);
Michael John Papa, Beverly, MA (US);
Michael Charles Riopel, Ipswich, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter having one or more radially expanded portions that comprise a guidewire lumen. The guidewire lumen and the main lumen of the catheter are not separate and share the same fluid space. The catheter maintains a large, circular lumen for aspiration or delivery. The catheter is made by lacing a guidewire lumen mandrel through openings made in the catheter shaft and then forcing the shaft to expand radially to create a guidewire lumen.