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Method of producing a balloon of a balloon catheter

US8337480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited · IE

Inventors

Tanja Dlugos · Bodelshausen, DE
Judith Hartwig · Dotternhausen, DE
Silke Pschibl · Rangendingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2006
Grant date	Dec 25, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/1004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of producing a balloon of a balloon catheter includes the following method steps: providing a balloon body coupled to a proximal sleeve and a distal sleeve by transitional sections extending between the balloon body and the sleeves; creating folds in at least the distal sleeve; and stabilizing at least a distal section of the folds of the distal sleeve.

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