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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Timothy Petrick, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Steven Willard, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Petrick, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Steven Willard, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A balloon catheter may be used to access side branch arteries such as the iliac artery. The catheter includes a guidewire configured to carry a balloon and deploy directly in a branch leg without traversing acute bends.