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| 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 |
| 20110160756 | Cutting or Scoring Balloon, System and Method of Making a Cutting or Scoring Balloon - A cutting or scoring balloon ( | 06-30-2011 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20130261549 | MEDICAL BALLOON WITH TEXTURED OR ROUGHENED OUTER LAYER - A medical balloon of a balloon catheter has at least first and second layers in which the second, outer, layer is made of a material having a lower melting or softening temperature than the inner layer. The outer layer is provided with texturing or roughening on its outer surface, thereby to provide a textured roughened medical balloon. The inner layer supports the outer layer and in particular the texture or roughening of the outer surface of the outer layer. This support prevents or substantially reduces any flattening of any texture or roughening on the outside surface of the balloon when inflated. | 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 |
| 20140243845 | Balloon Catheter and Method of Use Thereof - One aspect of the invention provides a balloon catheter having a distal tip that does not extend distally beyond the distal end of the catheter balloon when the catheter balloon is inflated. In one embodiment, the distal end of the catheter balloon has a substantially flat profile when inflated. Other aspects of the invention provide methods of manufacturing and of using the balloon catheter. In one embodiment, the balloon catheter is used in the treatment of kidney stones. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140243846 | Balloon Catheter and Method of Use Thereof - One aspect of the invention provides a balloon catheter having a distal tip that does not extend distally beyond the distal end of the catheter balloon when the catheter balloon is inflated. In one embodiment, the distal end of the catheter balloon has a substantially flat profile when inflated. Other aspects of the invention provide methods of manufacturing and of using the balloon catheter. In one embodiment, the balloon catheter is used in the treatment of kidney stones. | 08-28-2014 |
