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US 2004/0172119 A1Published application
Rotating balloon expandable sheath bifurcation delivery
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorTracee Eidenschink
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Abstract
A medical device comprises a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon. An outer balloon or sheath is disposed about the catheter balloon and is freely rotatable about the catheter balloon.
Claims39
A medical device comprising:
- a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon, the catheter balloon having a length, a sheath disposed about the catheter balloon, the sheath being substantially freely rotatable about the catheter balloon, no portion of the sheath being more than about 5 centimeters proximal to a most proximal portion of the balloon.
6 The medical device of claim 1, wherein the sheath is at least partially constructed of a shape memory material.
7 The medical device of claim 3, wherein the stent is at least partially constructed of a shape memory material.
A medical device comprising:
- a balloon catheter shaft having a catheter balloon, an outer balloon disposed about the catheter balloon, the outer balloon being substantially freely rotatable about the catheter balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.