Process for forming a medical device balloon
US6863861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/1029
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A balloon blowing process which involves radial expansion of an extruded tubing segment which has been subjected to a stretching step prior to radial expansion, the process utilizing an internal pressure and a temperature which together cause at least a portion of the tubing to expand to an interior diameter (ID) which is greater than the interior diameter of the extruded segment prior to extrusion.
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