Pleated or folded catheter-mounted balloon
US11707608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter-mounted balloon includes an inflatable chamber defining a volume expandable from a deflated state to an inflated state, the inflatable chamber having a distal transition portion, a proximal transition portion, and a cylindrical body portion disposed between the distal transition portion and the proximal transition portion. The cylindrical body portion of the inflatable chamber includes a pleat zone having a pleat when the inflatable chamber is in the deflated state. The catheter-mounted balloon further includes an electrode disposed along a wall of the inflatable chamber. The pleat traverses the electrode such that is electrode is pleated as well.
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