{"number":"US12702802B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Introducer assembly particularly for balloon catheters","english":"Introducer assembly particularly for balloon catheters"},"abstract":{"original":"An introducer assembly (10) includes a catheter (12) having a proximal end (14), a distal end (16) extending to a distal tip of the introducer assembly, and an outer catheter wall. The catheter (12) includes a medical device holding portion (34) proximate the distal end, a guide wire lumen (100) extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a side opening (50) extending through the outer wall to the guide wire lumen. The side opening (50) and the guide wire lumen (100) are simultaneously open and the guide wire lumen and side opening are able to receive a guide wire therethrough.…","english":"An introducer assembly (10) includes a catheter (12) having a proximal end (14), a distal end (16) extending to a distal tip of the introducer assembly, and an outer catheter wall. The catheter (12) includes a medical device holding portion (34) proximate the distal end, a guide wire lumen (100) extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a side opening (50) extending through the outer wall to the guide wire lumen. The side opening (50) and the guide wire lumen (100) are simultaneously open and the guide wire lumen and side opening are able to receive a guide wire therethrough.…"},"applicants":["Cook Medical Technologies LLC"],"inventors":["Kasper Klausen","Palle Munk Hansen","Nicholas Gulmann Lundsteen","Anders Bro"],"filingDate":"2023-01-31","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702802B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702802B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702802B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702802B2"}}