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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
David Elizondo, Champlin, MN (US);
Loren Simer, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
David Elizondo, Champlin, MN (US);
Loren Simer, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to medical devices for implantation or insertion into body lumens, for example, catheters, guidewires, stents and aneurysm coils. The devices of the present invention comprise electrically actuated materials, such as electroactive polymers and piezoelectric and electrostrictive materials, which enhance or expand their functionality.