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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Applicants:
Nianjiong Joan Bei, Foster City, CA (US);
Joanna Lubas, Fremont, CA (US);
Ana Montano-morse, Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nianjiong Joan Bei, Foster City, CA (US);
Joanna Lubas, Fremont, CA (US);
Ana Montano-Morse, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon catheter having a pre-mounted recovery sheath for recovering an expanded device, such as an embolic protection device, in a patient's body lumen, and a method of using a balloon catheter system of the invention to recover the expanded device.