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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Zhengrong Zhou, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephanie M. Board, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Zhengrong Zhou, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephanie M. Board, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC, Caguas, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00654 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue puncture locator device that includes an expandable member, a deformable membrane, and an actuator. The expandable member is movable between an unexpanded position and an expanded position. The deformable membrane extends around at least a portion of the expandable member. The membrane has a stress relief portion. The actuator is operable to move the expandable member between the unexpanded and expanded positions.