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Patent Inventor Names
Jacky G. Duchamp0
Misty Lynn Gervais0
Teresita Baerga0
Date of Patent
May 31, 2011
0Patent Application Number
115854880
Date Filed
October 24, 2006
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen, and a distal portion of the shaft being at least in part within an outer sheath having a wedge-shaped distal end. In one embodiment, the outer sheath around the distal end of the shaft is the distal skirt section of the balloon. In an alternative embodiment, the outer sheath is a sleeve member having at least a portion located distal to the distal end of the balloon.
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