The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Ronald Alan Drake, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Lindsey Marie Tobin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stanten C. Spear, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Scott William Hayden, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Andrea Jean Asleson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Kendra Yasger, Big Lake, MN (US);
Ronald Alan Drake, Saint Louis Park, MN (US);
Lindsey Marie Tobin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stanten C. Spear, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Scott William Hayden, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Andrea Jean Asleson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Kendra Yasger, Big Lake, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.