Angioplasty catheter with close-fitting guidewire and tube

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5141518
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07664652

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An angioplasty catheter having a tube with a balloon-like member connected to the tube at the distal end thereof and a guidewire removably insertable within the lumen and capable of engaging the end of the catheter within the vicinity of the balloon-like member, the guidewire and the lumen being in close-fitting relationship such that there is insufficient space around the guidewire to allow inflation or deflation of the balloon-like member in a reasonable amount of time with the inserted guidewire.

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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION150 GLOVER AVENUE NORWALK CONNECTICUT 06856 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Callister, Jeffrey P Menlo Park, CA 36 2178
Hess, Robert L Portola Valley, CA 14 2294

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