Patents Represented by Attorney John Rissman
  • Patent number: 5460608
    Abstract: A balloon catheter having an outer shaft and an inner shaft in which the inner shaft is constructed to protect itself over its entire length and especially in its most vulnerable areas without adversely effecting its flexibility, trackability, or pushability or the catheter's deflation time. The inner shaft can be reinforced to prevent it from collapsing or breaking throughout its length and also improving the deflation time of the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Lodin, Scott R. Smith