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Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector

  • US 7,618,398 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2000
  • Issued: 11/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A protective sleeve for a balloon dilatation catheter comprising:

  • an elongate tubular member having a neck portion and a slit extending along the entire length of the tubular member from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, wherein a distal portion of the tubular member is flared from the neck portion to the distal end of the tubular member to define an enlarged funnel-like opening.

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