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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Eric D. Blom, Carmel, IN (US);
Bradley T. Kracht, Westfield, IN (US);
Eric Gerard Johnson, New Albany, IN (US);
Bryan E. Kostelac, Camby, IN (US);
Eric D. Blom, Carmel, IN (US);
Bradley T. Kracht, Westfield, IN (US);
Eric Gerard Johnson, New Albany, IN (US);
Bryan E. Kostelac, Camby, IN (US);
Helix Medical, LLC, Carpinteria, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter, voice prosthesis assembly, and delivery method include an elongated flexible body having a hollow voice prosthesis tubing disposed on a first end of the elongated flexible body. A voice prosthesis is received in the hollow voice prosthesis tubing. The voice prosthesis having an interior esophageal flange at a first end and an exterior tracheal flange at a second end, with the voice prosthesis being received in the hollow voice prosthesis tubing with the interior esophageal flange being folded within the hollow voice prosthesis tubing and the exterior tracheal flange being disposed exterior to the hollow voice prosthesis tubing.