Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-12-09
2009-12-15
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
C604S093010, C604S095030, C604S097010, C604S102010, C604S102020, C604S102030, C604S103090, C604S915000, C606S192000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07632242
ABSTRACT:
A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from an inflation lumen to the inflatable balloon.
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Chan Huey Quoc
Griffin Stephen
Lim Elaine
To Nhan Hue
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Crompton Seager & Tufte LLC
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Vu Quynh-Nhu H
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