Balloon guide catheter with thermally expandable material
US11571553B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A balloon catheter including a heating element disposed about a portion of an outer surface of a catheter shaft; a balloon mounted about the outer surface of the catheter shaft to coincide with the heating element; and thermally expandable material disposed inside the mounted balloon. The balloon catheter eliminating the need for pressurized liquid inflation media to be dispensed into/expelled from the balloon in order to inflate/deflate, respectively, the balloon.
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