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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Travis R. Yribarren, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, San Francisco, CA (US);
William E. Webler, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Richard R. Newhauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Randolf von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Travis R. Yribarren, San Mateo, CA (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, San Francisco, CA (US);
William E. Webler, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Richard R. Newhauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to balloon catheters for treating a luminal system of a patient. Specifically, the invention relates to catheters having a flexible membrane positioned at a distal portion of the catheter, the flexible membrane retained in a substantially unexposed conformation prior to deployment. Preferably the flexible membrane is capable of delivering a therapeutic agent to a localized environment when deployed to an exposed conformation.