Surgery – Instruments – Blood vessel – duct or teat cutter – scrapper or abrader
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-26
2006-12-26
Nguyen, Anhtuan T. (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader
Reexamination Certificate
active
07153315
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a catheter balloon, and balloon catheter incorporating the catheter balloon, useful in medical dilation procedures. The catheter balloon includes at least one microscalpel operatively disposed on an outer surface thereof. The microscalpel may advantageously be operatively disposed relative to a power source so as to be controllably activatable. Also provided are methods of making the inventive balloon and/or catheter as well as methods of using the inventive catheter in a dilation/incising treatment.
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PCT International Search Report, PCT/US03/16141 (5 pages) [included with application, but not cited by applicant].
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Nguyen Anhtuan T.
Nguyen Tuan V.
Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus
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