Device and method for deflation and removal of implantable and inflatable devices

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PATENT NO 9174031
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12723545

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Deflation devices including a catheter having a proximal opening at a proximal end and a distal opening at a distal end, and a coring member disposed within the catheter are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the coring member comprises a handle disposed near the proximal end of the catheter, a cable, and a coring tip disposed near the distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter can be configured to press against a wall of a balloon to create a substantially normalized surface of the balloon relative to a coring tip. A method for deflating and removing an implanted device, in accordance with another embodiment, can include pressing a distal end of a catheter against the wall of an inflated balloon of the device, and advancing the coring tip within the catheter beyond the distal end of the catheter and into the balloon.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCMAPLE GROVE MN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ashby, Mark Laguna Niguel, US 115 4756
Bouasaysy, Outhit Corona, US 19 251
Kwok, Jason Anaheim, US 8 131
Pecor, Robert Aliso Viejo, US 63 3775

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