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Low profile balloon catheter and method

US5662608A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1995
Grant dateSep 2, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/1013
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A low profile catheter comprising a flexible elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities and having a guide wire lumen and at least one balloon inflation lumen extending from the proximal extremity to the distal extremity, said at least one balloon inflation lumen being offset eccentrically with respect to said guide wire lumen, the distal extremity of said flexible elongate tubular member having at least one inflatable balloon formed thereon and having an interior in communication with said at least one balloon inflation lumen, said guide wire lumen extending through said at least one inflatable balloon and being offset eccentrically with respect to said at least one inflatable balloon.

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