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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen R. Dugan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jessica R. Desnoyer, Bedford, MA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Bozena Maslanka, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91583 (2013.01); A61L 2300/426 (2013.01); A61L 2400/10 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical assembly is disclosed comprises a stent and a catheter having a balloon, wherein the coefficient of friction and/or the adhesion at the stent/balloon interface are reduced.