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Date of Patent
November 8, 2011
Patent Application Number
11456487
Date Filed
July 10, 2006
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Patent abstract
The present invention relates to medical devices that can be placed in bodily conduits. The invention particularly relates to balloons and catheters using such balloons for administering treatments to widen constricted passages, deliver therapeutic agents, deliver endoprosthesis' or perform other medical procedures. The balloon catheter can include an expandable balloon disposed adjacent a distal end of an elongated catheter shaft. The balloon can be constructed of a novel absorbable biomaterial.
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