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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2010
Gregory L. Mayback, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Gary M. Kalser, Winter Park, FL (US);
James Leone, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Gregory L. Mayback, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Gary M. Kalser, Winter Park, FL (US);
James Leone, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Mayser, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A safety catheter includes a multi-lumen shaft. The shaft has a proximal shaft portion with a distal end having a given outer diameter and a distal tip portion having an outer diameter less than the given outer diameter. A hollow balloon is disposed at a junction of the proximal shaft portion and the distal tip portion. The balloon has a distal leg fixedly secured to the distal tip portion and a proximal leg removably secured to the proximal shaft portion.