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Balloon delivery apparatus and method for using and manufacturing the same

US8968348B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2011
Grant dateMar 3, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/4987
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A balloon delivery catheter apparatus including a catheter tubing defining a lumen therethrough, a balloon disposed near a distal end of the catheter tubing and moving between deflated and inflated states, and a core wire having a proximal end attached to the catheter tubing inside the lumen and extending distally away and substantially co-axially with the catheter tubing through the balloon to a distal free end. Proximal and distal balloon control bands are concentrically arranged around respective proximal and distal end portions of the balloon. A coil disposed around the core wire has a proximal end attached to at least one of the distal end portion of the balloon and the distal balloon control band.

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