Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Local delivery with a balloon covered by a cage
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Application No.: US11477969Application Date: 2006-06-28
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Publication No.: US08388573B1Publication Date: 2013-03-05
- Inventor: Daniel L. Cox
- Applicant: Daniel L. Cox
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61M29/00 ; A61M37/00

Abstract:
A catheter configured for delivering an agent to a patient's vessel wall is described. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon substantially covered by a expandable cage such that when the inflatable balloon is inflated the expandable cage substantially surrounds an outer surface of the inflated balloon. The inflatable balloon is configured to be deployed within a lumen against a lumen wall and separated from the lumen wall by the expandable cage in an expanded state, and is adapted to provide an agent delivery to a treatment site, and the expandable cage is further collapsible and is removable from said lumen.
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