Double layered balloons in medical devices
US9717615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/1029
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention refers to medical devices. Particularly it relates to stent devices and balloon catheter devices. In the most particular aspect of the invention it relates to balloon catheter devices carrying stents (2) with the medical balloon (3) comprising an inner layer (4) having a lower compliance rate and/or burst pressure than the outer layer (5) and an outer layer (5) having on the outer surface (6a) a higher adhesion strength than the inner layer (4), and its use in a variety of medical procedures to treat medical conditions in animal and human patients.
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