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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. 17, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Brian Fernandes, Roseville, MN (US);
Jack Chu, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Prema Ganesan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Fernandes, Roseville, MN (US);
Jack Chu, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Prema Ganesan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention encompasses methods and apparatus for minimizing the risks inherent in endovascular grafting for blood vessel therapy and repair. The invention involves delivering adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, progenitor cells, fibroblasts, or smooth muscle cells to the diseased blood vessel.