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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
David C. Gale, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Svava Maria Atladottir, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bin Huang, Shoreview, MN (US);
David C. Gale, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Svava Maria Atladottir, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bin Huang, Shoreview, MN (US);
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Medical assemblies with a releasable connection and methods of constructing such medical assemblies are disclosed. The medical assemblies generally comprise a stent, a catheter assembly having catheter body a balloon, and a releasable connection between the stent and the catheter assembly that releases the stent from the catheter assembly in response to enlargement of the balloon or when the balloon has been enlarged to an expanded configuration.