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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas J. Holman, Princeton, MN (US);
James Lee Shippy, Iii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Afsar Ali, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Holman, Princeton, MN (US);
James Lee Shippy, III, Wilmington, NC (US);
Afsar Ali, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This disclosure relates to medical devices and related methods. In some embodiments, the methods include applying a material to the balloon and then removing the material from one or more regions of the balloon.