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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Matthew Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Justin Mann, Murrieta, CA (US);
Bruce Wilson, Temecula, CA (US);
James Oberhauser, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Justin Mann, Murrieta, CA (US);
Bruce Wilson, Temecula, CA (US);
James Oberhauser, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/1018 (2013.01); A61M 25/10181 (2013.11); A61M 25/10185 (2013.11); A61F 2250/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling inflation pressure and pressurization rate of a balloon during deployment of a stent or scaffold are disclosed. The apparatus and method involve a pressure attenuator for controlling an inflation rate of the delivery balloon.