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| 20100036314 | BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - In at least one embodiment of the present invention a balloon catheter is provided. The balloon catheter comprises a shaft having a lumen formed therethrough. Connected to the shaft is an inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon has a balloon wall defining a balloon interior surface and a balloon exterior surface that is opposite the interior surface. In fluid communication with the balloon wall is the lumen for inflating the balloon to define an inflated state and for collapsing the balloon to define a deflated state. The balloon wall is textured in the deflated state such that the balloon interior surface is spatially registered with the balloon exterior surface. The balloon in the inflated state is tensioned to have a surface roughness substantially less than a surface roughness of the balloon in the deflated state. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100042198 | SINGLE PIECE DOUBLE WALL DILATION BALLOON CATHETER - The present invention relates to medical devices for dilating or enlarging strictures or narrowed regions of body vessels. Specifically, the present invention relates to a high pressure dilation balloon catheter that includes an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being adapted for attachment to a source of inflation fluid, and a lumen extending through the shaft adapted for the passage of the inflation fluid; and a balloon disposed on the distal end of the shaft and having a balloon body extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the balloon. The balloon body includes a first layer, a second layer disposed about at least a portion of the first layer, a plurality of longitudinally extending rib members disposed between the first and the second layers and configured to form a plurality of sealed cavities between the first and the second layers; and a balloon chamber within the first layer, the balloon chamber being in a communication with the lumen of the shaft for inflating and deflating the balloon. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042199 | DILATION BALLOON CATHETER AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to medical devices for dilating or enlarging strictures or narrowed regions of body vessels. Specifically, the present invention relates to a high pressure dilation balloon catheter that includes an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being adapted for attachment to a source of inflation fluid, and a first lumen extending through the shaft adapted for the passage of the inflation fluid; and a balloon disposed on the distal end of the shaft and having a balloon body extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the balloon. The balloon body includes an inner balloon layer, an outer balloon layer, a middle layer disposed between the inner balloon layer and the outer balloon layer and configured to be substantially free from adhesion to at least one of the inner balloon layer and the outer balloon layer, and a balloon chamber within the first layer, the balloon chamber being in a communication with the lumen of the shaft for inflating and deflating the balloon. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100234874 | PREFORM AND BALLOON HAVING A NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS - The present invention provides a balloon having a non-uniform thickness that is adapted to facilitate folding of the balloon. The balloon comprises at least one relatively thin section formed between inner and outer surfaces of the balloon, and at least one relatively thick section formed between the inner and outer surfaces. The balloon may be formed from a balloon preform that similarly comprises at least one relatively thin section and at least one relatively thick section. The shape of the balloon preform may be formed, for example, by extrusion. The balloon preform may be placed in a balloon mold having a substantially cylindrical interior surface, and blow-molded to form the finished balloon configuration. The balloon comprises a non-uniform thickness, while comprising a substantially cylindrical outer diameter both after removal from the balloon mold and in an inflated state. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110015725 | COATED MEDICAL DEVICE - A coated medical device ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110125088 | Apparatus for an improved high pressure medicinal dispenser - An apparatus for an improved high pressure medicinal dispenser is disclosed. The high pressure dispenser may include a handle ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110288479 | Balloon With Integral Retention of A Dilation Element - A balloon catheter is provided with integral channels for securing dilation elements to the outside of the balloon. The dilation elements have an anchor portion and an intermediate portion that are disposed within first and second longitudinal cavities in the channels. The balloon may be manufactured by extruding a parison and blow molding the parison with the dilation elements installed within the channels. | 11-24-2011 |
