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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicants:
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas A. Kramer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas A. Kramer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cruzar Medsystems, Inc., Braintree, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 25/1006 (2013.01); A61M 25/0119 (2013.01); A61M 25/104 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for providing access across a site of obstruction is provided. The system may include a sleeve, having a distal portion that can move from an inverted position to an everted position. A balloon situated within the sleeve can be extended so as to evert sleeve. A pathway can extend across a juncture between the distal portion and the remaining portion of the sleeve so as to provide access across the site of obstruction. A method for providing access across the site of obstruction is also provided.