Patent · US Expired

Lubricious catheter balloon for vasodilation

US5503631A · kind A · utility

74Cited by
16References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 1993
Grant dateApr 2, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 7, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/1088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vasodilating catheter balloon characterized by the fact that the balloon portion thereof is provided with what serves concurrently as a lubricating portion and a non-lubricating portion.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.