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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Karl A. Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Derek Sutermeister, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Yousef Alkhatib, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Matt Heidner, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam Jennings, Buffalo, MN (US);
Richard C. Gunderson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Blix, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Mickley, Elk River, MN (US);
Richard Olson, Blaine, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dominick Godin, Mound, MN (US);
Karl A. Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Derek Sutermeister, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Daniel Gregorich, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Yousef Alkhatib, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Matt Heidner, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Adam Jennings, Buffalo, MN (US);
Richard C. Gunderson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Blix, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Mickley, Elk River, MN (US);
Richard Olson, Blaine, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dominick Godin, Mound, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter system comprises a catheter comprising a distal portion, a proximal portion and an inner shaft. The inner shaft comprises a medical device receiving region for receiving and carrying a medical device. The retaining device is at least partially constructed of an electroactive polymer. The retaining device is located on or adjacent to the medical device receiving region. The electroactive polymer of the retaining device has an activated state and an inactivated state. The retaining device is capable of retaining a medical device to the catheter and releasing the medical device from the catheter by transitioning between the activated state and the inactivated state.