Medical device delivery systems

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(12) Umted States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,152,818 B2 Gunderson (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 10, 2012 (54) MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS 5,882,347 A 3/1999 Mouris-Laan et al. 5,891,154 A 4/1999 Loeffler (75) Inventor: 1\R/TiIcTh(2T§g)C. Gunderson, Maple Grove, 2 §)i:(<)>(rT1iet al. 5,980,483 A 11/1999 Dimitri _ _ _ _ 6,033,413 A 3/2000 Mikus et 01. (73) Ass1gnee: Boston Sclentlfic Sclmed, Inc., Maple 6,120,522 A 9/2000 Vrba et al. Grove,MN (US) 6,139,524 A 10/2000 Killion 6,254,609 B1 7/2001 Vrba et al. - . - - - - 6,287,329 B1 9/2001 Duerig et al. ( * ) Not1ce. SIIDJCCP to any dT1s(cTla1me(1T, the Iiermgiftlglg 6,322,586 B1 U/2001 Monroe et al‘ 13211811t 15 exten e or a Juste un er 6,330,884 B1* 12/2001 Kim ............................ .. 128/898 U-S-C 154(b) by 567 days 6,331,184 B1 12/2001 Abrams 6,342,066 B1 1/2002 Toro et al. (21) Appl,No,: 11/838,495 6,355,060 B1 3/2002 Lenker et al. 6,375,676 B1 4/2002 Cox - _ 6,398,802 B1 6/2002 Yee K22) med‘ A“g'14’2007 6,425,898 B1 7/2002 Wi1s0h et 01. _ _ _ 6,514,228 B1 2/2003 Hamilton et 01. (65) PYIOF Publlcatlon Data 6,576,006 B2 6/2003 LIIIIOII et 01. US 2007/0282420A1 Dec. 6,2007 6589251 B2 7/E203 _Yee 3331' ont1nue Related U.S. Application Data FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (62) 2D(;8l4-Sl?1Ig\)OVf22llT§I)21;)Il1TdCO2lII1TcO(T1I\IO.10/753,715,filedOI1J2lI1. 8, EP 0775 470 5/1997 3 ' (Continued) (51) Int. Cl. _ _ Primary Examiner i Ryan SBVBISOII (52) U.S. Cl. ..................... .. 606/108; 623/1.11; 623/1.23 (74) Alwrneye Ageml or Firm T Seagers Tufie & Wickheme (58) Field 01 Classification Search ................ .. 606/108; LLC 623/1.11, 1.12, 1.23; 604/43, 264, 4.01 See application file for complete search history. (57) ABSTRACT Medical device delivery systems, and related methods and (56) References Cited components, are disclosed. In some embodiments, an

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