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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Dale A. Wahlstrom, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jay A. Erlebacher, Tenafly, NJ (US);
John L. Sommer, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dale A. Wahlstrom, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jay A. Erlebacher, Tenafly, NJ (US);
John L. Sommer, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elongate body of a medical device includes at least one retaining segment extending along a length of the body, the retaining segment including a plurality of fish-like scales directed in a first common direction.