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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Robert James Siegel, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
David Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce Addis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Huai Luo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert James Siegel, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
David Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce Addis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Huai Luo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present subject matter describes a balloon catheter and methods of using the balloon catheter. The balloon catheter is particularly useful for pericardiocentesis and percutaneous pericardiotomy.