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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
James J. Barry, Marlborough, MA (US);
Louis Ellis, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Gary L. Hendrickson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
James J. Barry, Marlborough, MA (US);
Louis Ellis, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Gary L. Hendrickson, Big Lake, MN (US);
Kent D. Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Lixiao Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter for placement of an in situ implant is provided. This catheter may include a first elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a second elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a first sharpened distal tip disposed at the distal end of the first shaft and a second sharpened distal tip disposed at the distal end of the second shaft. The first shaft and the second shaft may also be secured to one another at the distal end of the first shaft according to the invention. Still further, according to other teachings, the first sharpened distal tip may extend beyond the second sharpened distal tip in a catheter that practices the invention.