Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-29
2010-11-09
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07828767
ABSTRACT:
A balloon catheter that has at least one shaft, and a balloon. The balloon has a first weld region, a first cone region, a middle region, a second cone region and a second weld region where the first weld region engages the balloon to the at least one shaft, the first region is adjacent to the first weld region, the middle region is between the first cone region and the second cone region, the second cone region is adjacent to the second weld region, and the second weld region engages the balloon to at least one shaft. The balloon has an uninflated state and an inflated state, where the balloon has at least one fold extending from the first weld region to the second weld region in the uninflated state and the first and second cone regions of the balloon have at least one fold in the inflated state.
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Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Ranade Diva
Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus P.A.
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