Traction balloon
CA 2564739 C · Owner: Mcauley, Steven A. · Inventors: Mcauley, Steven A.; Roman, Ricardo David; Cheves, Karen M.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Balloon catheters and methods of making and using the same. A balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft and a balloon coupled thereto. A traction member may be coupled to the balloon catheter adjacent the balloon and may extend along a portion or all of the length of the balloon. The traction member can improve traction between the balloon and a target site.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed April 12, 2005 and granted May 28, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 12, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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