Medical balloon folding method and tooling
US7494612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/1038
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tool for imparting a plurality of folds to a balloon comprises a housing, which defines a passage therethrough. The passage has a longitudinal axis and a first opening at a first end of the passage, and a second opening at a second end of the passage. The passage has an inner surface, which defines a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein the height of each peak is greater at the first end of the passage than at the second end of the passage and the height of each valley is greater at the first end of the passage than at the second end of the passage.
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