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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Richard L. Goodin, Blaine, MN (US);
Inventor:
Richard L. Goodin, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/06 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An angioplasty catheter and method for making and using the same. An angioplasty catheter comprises an inner tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough; an outer tube disposed over the inner tube, the outer tube having a proximal end and a distal end; a balloon coupled to the distal end of the outer tube; an inflation lumen defined between the inner tube and the outer tube, the inflation balloon in fluid communication with the balloon; and a support block coupled to the inner tube. In addition, a method for manufacturing an angioplasty catheter is disclosed.