Expandable balloon
US11065029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An expandable balloon, for insertion in a vessel of the human or animal body, is movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. The balloon includes a plaque disrupting formation arranged to be on an outer surface of the balloon when in the expanded condition. When in the expanded condition, the balloon has a centre line which follows a substantially helical path.
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