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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Oscar Carrillo, Attleboro, MA (US);
James E. Windheuser, Hopkinson, MA (US);
M. Kevin Richardson, Hopkinson, MA (US);
Oscar Carrillo, Attleboro, MA (US);
James E. Windheuser, Hopkinson, MA (US);
M. Kevin Richardson, Hopkinson, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A rapid exchange catheter extends from a proximal portion which remains outside of a patient's body during use to a distal portion which, during use, is located within a body lumen adjacent to a target area to be treated, wherein the proximal and distal portions are coupled by a medial portion. The catheter comprises a guide wire lumen extending longitudinally through the distal portion and a guide wire receiving channel formed by an outer surface of the medial portion, wherein the guide wire lumen is open to a distal end of the channel.