US 11,690,639 B2
Catheter including an expandable member
Ujwal Jalgaonkar, Irvine, CA (US); Edwin Bon, Lake Elsinore, CA (US); and Brian Roselauf, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/522,511.
Application 17/522,511 is a continuation of application No. 15/909,528, filed on Mar. 1, 2018, granted, now 11,191,556.
Prior Publication US 2022/0061867 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/221 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0067 (2013.01); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22035 (2013.01); A61F 2/011 (2020.05); A61F 2002/016 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 25/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0047 (2013.01); A61M 2025/018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A catheter comprising:
an elongated body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the elongated body comprising:
an inner liner;
an outer jacket mechanically coupled to the inner liner;
a structural support member positioned between at least a portion of the inner liner and at least a portion of the outer jacket; and
an expandable member mechanically coupled to the structural support member at the distal portion of the elongated body, wherein the expandable member is configured to expand radially outward from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, and wherein the outer jacket extends over at least a portion of the expandable member that expands radially outward when the expandable member is in the expanded configuration and when the expandable member is in the collapsed configuration.