Balloon catheter and stent delivery system

US5628755A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Schneider (Europe) A.G. · CH

Inventors

• Mathias Heller · Winterthur, CH
• Alfonso Medina Fernandez-Aceytuno · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES
• Rainer Amann · Waldshut-Tiengen, DE
• Roland Hirt · Friedberg, DE
• Jakob Willi · Höri, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 1995
• Grant date: May 13, 1997
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/1068
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The balloon catheter comprises a shaft with an elongated dilatation balloon mounted in the vicinity of the distal end thereof. Armature for preventing expansion of balloon segments are mounted on shaft proximally of the balloon and include an armature enclosed in a sleeve moveable over a proximal portion of the balloon.