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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jan M. Echeverry, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth H. Mollenauer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
George D. Hermann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jan M. Echeverry, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth H. Mollenauer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Surgical Innovations, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides balloon dissection apparatus and methods of use in which an elongate balloon is utilized to dissect along a region that follows a naturally existing path alongside a vessel or structure, such as an artery, a vein, a lymphatic vessel, the trachea, the esophagus, or even a nerve bundle.