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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:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Susan Shelso, Plymouth, MN (US);
Andrzej Malewicz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John R. Moberg, Elk River, MN (US);
Inventors:
Susan Shelso, Plymouth, MN (US);
Andrzej Malewicz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John R. Moberg, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment is a medical device comprising an elongate catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough and a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongate catheter, the tip extending distally of the distal end of the catheter, the tip comprising a soft body portion and a rigid ring distal the soft body portion.