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| 20090149808 | Rapid Exchange Balloon Catheter and Method for Making Same - A rapid exchange balloon catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said catheter comprising: a tubular metal shaft body extending from the proximal end along a majority of the total length and having an inflation lumen arranged therein, a plastics distal end portion bonded to the metal body in extension thereof, said distal end portion being provided with an inflation lumen in communication with a balloon, and a guide wire lumen, said guide wire lumen extending from a proximal side port to a distal end opening. To reduce the resistance to kinking, the metal body comprises a transitional region having reduced stiffness at the position of bonding to the plastics distal end portion compared to a more proximal position along the metal body. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090177260 | Deployment catheter - An inner catheter ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090209941 | Implant deployment catheter - A rapid exchange implant deployment catheter includes a relatively stiff hypotube ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100036314 | BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - In at least one embodiment of the present invention a balloon catheter is provided. The balloon catheter comprises a shaft having a lumen formed therethrough. Connected to the shaft is an inflatable balloon. The inflatable balloon has a balloon wall defining a balloon interior surface and a balloon exterior surface that is opposite the interior surface. In fluid communication with the balloon wall is the lumen for inflating the balloon to define an inflated state and for collapsing the balloon to define a deflated state. The balloon wall is textured in the deflated state such that the balloon interior surface is spatially registered with the balloon exterior surface. The balloon in the inflated state is tensioned to have a surface roughness substantially less than a surface roughness of the balloon in the deflated state. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110130719 | BALLOON CATHETER - An introducer assembly ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110160756 | Cutting or Scoring Balloon, System and Method of Making a Cutting or Scoring Balloon - A cutting or scoring balloon ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110160834 | RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETER - A rapid exchange catheter includes a stiff proximal tube and a relatively flexible tapered distal tube, a guide wire tube being provided in the distal tube, with an aperture for access to the guide wire lumen being provided at the junction between the distal tube and the proximal tube, the tubes being bonded together at their junction. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120006479 | Rapid Exchange Balloon Catheter and Method for Making Same - A rapid exchange balloon catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the catheter including a tubular metal shaft body extending from the proximal end along a majority of the total length and having an inflation lumen arranged therein, a plastics distal end portion bonded to the metal body in extension thereof, the distal end portion being provided with an inflation lumen in communication with a balloon, and a guide wire lumen, the guide wire lumen extending from a proximal side port to a distal end opening. To reduce the resistance to kinking, the metal body includes a transitional region having reduced stiffness at the position of bonding to the plastics distal end portion compared to a more proximal position along the metal body. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120130407 | SCORING BALLOON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A scoring balloon ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120191111 | SCORING BALLOON WITH OFFSET SCORING ELEMENTS - A scoring balloon ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120209312 | OBSTRUCTION CAPTURE AND REMOVAL DEVICE - A thrombus retrieval device ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120277785 | Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheter - A valvuloplasty balloon assembly includes a balloon ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130006284 | OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL ASSEMBLY - A clot removal device ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130053770 | MEDICAL BALLOON AND BALLOON CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A medical balloon ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130072792 | ULTRASONICALLY VISIBLE BALLOON CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF IMAGING A MEDICAL BALLOON - A balloon catheter assembly ( | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130158511 | THROMBUS REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Thrombus removal apparatus includes a balloon catheter with a short balloon at a distal end thereof. An aspiration catheter is disposed coaxially over the balloon catheter. The balloon catheter includes a plurality of holes for the administration of lytic agent. The apparatus does not seal off completely the zone of the vessel around the thrombus, thereby allowing movement of blood within the vessel. The balloon is shaped so that it can be pulled along the vessel in an upstream direction so as to drag against the vessel walls for assisting in the removal of the thrombus. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130261546 | MEDICAL BALLOON WITH INCORPORATED FIBERS - A balloon catheter assembly comprises a balloon having attached to or in its wall one or more filar elements, extending from one end of the balloon to the other. The filar elements are made of a material which is at least as flexible as the material forming the walls of the balloon. In the event of circular burst of the balloon, the filar element(s) prevent disconnection of the material of the balloon into two or more separate pieces. The filar element(s) become attached to or in the material of the balloon wall when the raw material is inflated to the shape of a mold. The filar elements may comprise a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber or a metal wire. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130261547 | METHOD OF MAKING A MEDICAL BALLOON - A medical balloon for a balloon catheter is described. The balloon has at least a first layer made from a first material and a second layer made from a second material, said first and second layers being in overlying relationship with one another and being integral with one another; wherein the first layer has a softening or melting temperature which is higher than a softening or melting temperature of the second layer. A method of forming the medical balloon is also described, including locating a raw tubing in a mold; preheating and inflating the raw tubing so as to cause it to stretch; heating the raw tubing to soften or melt the second layer; setting the inflated raw tubing to form the medical balloon; and cooling the set balloon. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130261548 | MEDICAL BALLOON WITH PARTICLES THEREIN - A balloon catheter includes a balloon having a plurality of layers. The inner layer acts as a support layer to the outer layer. Embedded within the outer layer is a plurality of particles or pellets which in one embodiment provide roughening of the outer surface of the balloon. The particles or pellets, particularly in conjunction with an inner support layer, ensure maintenance of the roughened outer surface of the balloon during inflation of the balloon. In another embodiment, the particles or pellets may be radiopaque and/or echogenic with or without creating surface roughening of the balloon. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130274660 | HIGH STRENGTH BALLOON - A balloon catheter includes a balloon which is both of high strength and radiopaque. The balloon includes an outer strengthened layer which includes a strengthening element at least partially embedded within the layer. Concentrically within the strengthened layer there is a radiopaque layer which includes a high concentration of radiopaque material distributed in the radiopaque layer. The strengthened layer acts as a support to the radiopaque layer which is otherwise be unable to withstand the pressure to which the balloon is normally inflated for deployment and in the course of a medical procedure. The structure provides a high strength radiopaque balloon with a relatively thin balloon wall optimizing balloon flexibility and wrappability. There is also disclosed a method of making a balloon which uses an internal support layer in a raw tubing which is then removed following formation of a balloon. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140207175 | MEDICAL DEVICE LOADING AND CARRIER TOOL - A medical device loading and carrier assembly for a medical device includes a tubular holder of transparent material so as to be see-through. The holder includes a flared proximal end for compressing a gripper element of a device carrier. The carrier can thus be activated to grip a medical device by pushing the gripper element into the tubular holder. A safety lock locks the medical device and carrier assembly in the holder to prevent inadvertent removal during storage and transportation. The holder has a distal end designed to be connected to the proximal end of a delivery sheath, such that the medical device and device carrier assembly can be slid from the holder into the sheath. | 07-24-2014 |
