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Axial multi-chamber angioplasty balloon assembly
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1992-08-13
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Granted: 1994-04-19
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Expires: 2012-08-13
Abstract
Abstract An axial multi-chamber angioplasty balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel comprises a primary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a first Young's Modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a first diameter therebetween, defining a first chamber; a secondary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a second Young's modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a second diameter therebetween, defining a second chamber; the intermediate portions of the primary and the secondary balloons being attached in common; wherein the first and the second chambers define a variable dilation device for dilating an anatomical stricture having a first diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by the primary balloon's Young's modulus, a second diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by the secondary balloon's Young's modulus and a third diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by the combined Young's modulus of the primary and secondary balloons.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S. Shonk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/1011; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1072; A61M2025/1075; A61M25/1002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
An axial multi-chamber angioplasty balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel comprising: a primary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a first Young's Modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a first diameter therebetween, defining a first chamber; a secondary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a second Young's modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a second diameter therebetween, defining a second chamber; said intermediate portions of the primary and the secondary balloons being attached in common; said first and said second chambers defining a variable dilation device for dilating an anatomical stricture having a first diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by said primary balloon's Young's modulus, a second diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by said secondary balloon's Young's modulus and a third diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by a combined Young's modulus of said primary and secondary balloons.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
An axial multi-chamber angioplasty balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel comprising: a primary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a first Young's Modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a first diameter therebetween, defining a first chamber; a secondary elongated, elastic, inflatable balloon having a second Young's modulus, a distal portion, a proximal portion and an intermediate portion having a second diameter therebetween, defining a second chamber; said intermediate portions of the primary and the secondary balloons being attached in common; said first and said second chambers defining a variable dilation device for dilating an anatomical stricture having a first diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by said primary balloon's Young's modulus, a second diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by said secondary balloon's Young's modulus and a third diameter-pressure characteristic curve defined by a combined Young's modulus of said primary and secondary balloons.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary balloons are flexible and expandable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary balloons comprise a polymeric material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary balloon and said secondary balloon comprise at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, copolymers of polyolefins, polyamides, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a catheter aligned longitudinally in the primary or secondary balloon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said diameter of the primary balloon is greater than the diameter of the secondary balloon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary balloons have a rate of radial expansion ranging from about 1%/atm to about 3%/atm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary balloons include a substantially uniform wall thickness throughout.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 8, wherein said wall thickness is about 2 mils or less.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said dilation device includes a dilation diameter of about 5 mm to about 1 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a molded hub section having a first port for inflating the primary balloon and a second port for inflating the secondary balloon, coupled to said proximal portions of the primary and the secondary balloons.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said dilation device includes a substantially uniform diameter along an elongate axis thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein the assembly includes a length comprising a distance from the proximal to the distal portion thereof of about 50 mm or less, and a dilatation diameter of about 30 mm or less, at a pressure ranging from 1 atm to about 20 atm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said primary and secondary balloons are substantially impermeate having dilation ports.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said intermediate portions of the primary and the secondary balloons are attached to each other between the distal portion and proximal portion thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 1, further comprising means for inflating said primary and secondary balloons.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a hub and an outer intermediate placement section, said outer intermediate placement section attached circumferentially to and within said hub at a proximal end and being attached to and around said proximal portion of said primary balloon at the other end.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a hub and an inner intermediate placement section and an outer intermediate placement section, said inner intermediate placement section being coupled to said hub at a proximal end and attached to and circumferentially with the proximal portion of the secondary balloon at the other distal end thereof.
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