Valvuloplasty balloon catheter

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PATENT NO 8685054
APP PUB NO 20120277785A1
SERIAL NO

13283136

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A valvuloplasty balloon assembly includes a balloon (50) provided with end shoulders (64, 66) preferably integral with end cones (54, 56) of the balloon (50). The end shoulders (64, 66) provide a substantially perpendicular stop shoulder (68) at either end of the cylindrical portion (52) of the balloon (50). The restraining shoulders (64, 66) act to hold the balloon (50) within a valve (16) of a heart (10), for instance. This prevents unwanted slippage of the balloon (50) during a valvuloplasty procedure and thus prevents possible damage caused as a result of such slippage.

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  • COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aggerholm, Steen St. Heddinge, DK 60 636
Bödewadt, Tue Thuren Herfoelge, DK 13 187
Elgaard, Per Haslev, DK 30 175
Hansen, Christina Rauf Koebenhavn, DK 1 10
Klausen, Anders Scheel Naestved, DK 3 18
Lysgaard, Thomas Solroed Strand, DK 36 357
Torp, Allan Bjaeverskov, DK 16 66

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