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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicants:
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Paul Krakovitz, Cleveland, OH (US);
Dan Dalenberg, Portage, MI (US);
Inventors:
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Paul Krakovitz, Cleveland, OH (US);
Dan Dalenberg, Portage, MI (US);
Assignees:
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/1006 (2013.01); A61M 16/0427 (2014.02); A61M 16/0429 (2014.02); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 16/0456 (2014.02); A61M 16/0459 (2014.02); A61M 16/0481 (2014.02); A61M 16/0486 (2014.02); A61M 16/0488 (2013.01); A61M 25/0023 (2013.01); A61M 25/0662 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1052 (2013.01); A61M 2205/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods of treatment are described herein. More particularly, medical devices and methods for providing access to a bodily passage during dilation are described herein. An exemplary medical device comprises an elongate member and a balloon. The elongate member is moveable between a first, non-expanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration.