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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. 21, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Applicants:
John A. Wright, Jr., Lexington, MA (US);
Todd A. Peavey, Salem, MA (US);
Andrea B. Kolber, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Lee A. Core, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
John A. Wright, Jr., Lexington, MA (US);
Todd A. Peavey, Salem, MA (US);
Andrea B. Kolber, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Lee A. Core, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An expandable catheter accommodates a medical device that is being removed from a body with a larger diameter than the catheter. The same catheter may be used to reposition a device within the body to an alternative delivery site. A catheter or sheath may be used to deliver a medical device, surgical instrument, or biological sample.