US Patent No: 4,848,344

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Balloon guide

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Abstract

A balloon guide is disclosed which includes a single lumen useful alternately for fluid communication through the distal tip or for inflation of a balloon when the distal end is closed. The guide includes a body formed from coiled wire having a proximal portion in which the coils are held together and a distal portion in which the coils are separable. The balloon is located about the separable coils. A restriction adjacent the distal tip of the guide body is closable by a plug mandril extending through the central lumen of the guide. With the distal tip open, fluid communication is available through the central lumen for pressure measurements, fluid infusion or the like. In an alternate condition, a plug is positioned to close off the distal opening of the guide and also to stretch the coiled wire to separate the coils in the region underlying the balloon, preventing fluid communication through the distal tip, but permitting inflation or deflation of the balloon through the separated wire coils.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
COOK INCORPORATEDBLOOMINGTON, IN82

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeBruyne, Michael Bloomington, IN 2 138
Osborne, Thomas A Bloomington, IN 182 5383
Sos, Thomas A New Rochelle, NY 3 157

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. (3)
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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ARROW INTERVENTIONAL, INC. (1)
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C.R. BARD, INC. (1)
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SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (1)
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SMITHS INDUSTRIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (1)
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VERSAFLEX DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. (1)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (34)
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5,221,260 Innerless dilatation balloon catheter 45 1991
5,259,839 Balloon catheter with guidewire valve 39 1991
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5,312,340 Balloon dilatation catheter having dual sealing plugs 19 1992
5,919,162 Balloon catheter with inflation/deflation valve 8 1992
5,484,409 Intravascular catheter and method for use thereof 41 1993
5,441,484 Balloon dilatation catheter having a free core wire 13 1993
5,460,608 Kink free catheter 55 1994
5,490,837 Single operator exchange catheter having a distal catheter shaft section 112 1994
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5,484,408 Innerless catheter 9 1994
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5,569,201 Balloon catheter with distal seal 30 1995
5,695,499 Medical device supported by spirally wound wire 61 1996
5,976,107 Catheter having extendable guide wire lumen 42 1997
6,090,126 Catheter seal 11 1997
6,113,579 Catheter tip designs and methods for improved stent crossing 58 1998
5,947,927 Convertible catheter having a single proximal lumen 19 1998
6,517,515 Catheter having variable size guide wire lumen 19 1999
6,648,854 Single lumen balloon-tipped micro catheter with reinforced shaft 28 1999
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7,481,798 Devices and methods for delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents 2 2004
8,057,459 Method for delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents 0 2009
 
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6,482,171 Multi-lumen catheter 36 1997
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6,293,920 Catheter system and method for providing cardiopulmonary bypass pump support during heart surgery 12 1998
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MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. (11)
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6,355,014 Low profile catheter valve 71 1998
6,368,302 Dilatation catheter with stiffening wire 21 1998
6,500,147 Flexible catheter 21 1999
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KYPHON SARL (7)
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MEDTRONIC, INC. (5)
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7,909,794 Catheter with autoinflating, autoregulating balloon 2 2004
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (4)
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5,569,196 Trackable intravascular catheter 20 1994
 
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. (4)
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6,017,323 Balloon catheter with distal infusion section 47 1997
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AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION (3)
5,520,645 Low profile angioplasty catheter and/or guide wire and method 71 1994
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C.R. BARD, INC. (3)
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5,100,385 Fast purge balloon dilatation catheter 34 1990
5,265,622 Guidewire having radially expandable member and method for guiding and advancing a catheter using the same 69 1990
 
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (3)
5,290,249 Surgical access sheath 93 1992
7,621,880 Double ended wire guide 1 2004
8,382,787 Medical balloon with enlarged transitional radii 0 2005
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
4,946,466 Transluminal angioplasty apparatus 124 1989
5,405,338 Helically wound catheters 57 1993
 
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (2)
5,976,120 Single segment microcatheter 62 1998
6,171,296 Flow directed catheter 30 1998
 
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
5,378,238 Innerless dilatation catheter with balloon stretch or manual valve 20 1993
5,380,282 Balloon catheter assembly 34 1993
 
STRYKER NV OPERATIONS LIMITED (2)
5,380,307 Catheter with atraumatic drug delivery tip 95 1992
7,537,580 Intravascular dilatation infusion catheter 1 2004
 
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (1)
6,135,982 Balloon catheterization 25 1999
 
CALMEDICA, LLC (1)
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DANFORTH BIOMEDICAL, INC. (1)
5,246,420 Highly steerable dilatation balloon catheter system 38 1991
 
GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. (1)
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MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (1)
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STANFORD SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
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VANCE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (1)
8,444,577 Medical guide wire 0 2009
 
YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (5)
5,059,176 Vascular system steerable guidewire with inflatable balloon 40 1989
6,482,172 Flow-by channel catheter and method of use 8 2000
6,296,631 Flow directed catheter 52 2000
6,689,097 Flow-by channel catheter and method of use 4 2002
7,060,060 Dialysis procedure catheter 2 2004