US5334146A
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Catheter balloon having varying wall thickness
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1991-11-08
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2011-11-08
Abstract
Abstract A catheter balloon made of a polymer and comprising a cylindrical portion of a substantially uniform diameter, tapered portions at the front and rear of the cylindrical portion and connecting portions at the front and rear of the tapered portions, wherein the wall thicknesses (B) of the middle parts of the tapered portions are equal to or smaller than 1.2 times the wall thickness (A) of the cylindrical portion (B/A≦1.2), and the wall thickness of the front tapered portion is less than the wall thickness of the rear tapered portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Hitoshi Ozasa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1027; A61M25/1029; B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/08; B29C49/087; B29C49/0872; B29C35/00; B29C35/16; B29C2035/1616; B29C49/42; B29C49/78; B29C49/786; B29C2049/7864; B29C2049/78645; B29C2049/7879; B29C35/02; B29C49/48; B29C49/4823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
In a catheter balloon made of a polymer and comprising a cylindrical portion of a substantially uniform diameter, tapered portions at front and rear portions of the cylindrical portion, and connecting portions at the front and rear of the tapered portions, the cylindrical and tapered portions having a wall thickness, the improvement wherein: the balloon, including the tapered portions and the cylindrical portion, is made by biaxially drawing; the tapered portions are redrawn; substantially middle parts of the tapered portions have wall thicknesses (B) which are equal to or greater than 0.3 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion, and the wall thicknesses (B) of the substantially middle parts of the tapered portions are equal to or smaller than 0.9 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion; and the wall thickness of the front tapered portion is thinner than the wall thickness of a rear tapered portion and said cylindrical portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
In a catheter balloon made of a polymer and comprising a cylindrical portion of a substantially uniform diameter, tapered portions at front and rear portions of the cylindrical portion, and connecting portions at the front and rear of the tapered portions, the cylindrical and tapered portions having a wall thickness, the improvement wherein: the balloon, including the tapered portions and the cylindrical portion, is made by biaxially drawing; the tapered portions are redrawn; substantially middle parts of the tapered portions have wall thicknesses (B) which are equal to or greater than 0.3 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion, and the wall thicknesses (B) of the substantially middle parts of the tapered portions are equal to or smaller than 0.9 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion; and the wall thickness of the front tapered portion is thinner than the wall thickness of a rear tapered portion and said cylindrical portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A catheter balloon as claimed in claim 3 in which the polymer is a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
(Amended) A catheter balloon as claimed in claim 1, in which said polymer is selected from the group consisting of (a) polyethylene terephthalate, (b) a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyester other than polyethylene terephthalate, (c) a mixture Of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyolefin and (d) a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a balloon catheter comprising a tubular catheter body coupled to a balloon and including means for inflating the balloon, and wherein the balloon is made of a polymer, the balloon comprising a cylindrical portion of a substantially uniform diameter, tapered portions at front and rear portions of the cylindrical portion, and connecting portions at the front and rear of the tapered portions, the cylindrical and tapered portions having a wall thickness, the improvement wherein: the balloon, including the tapered portions and the cylindrical portion, is made by biaxially drawing: the tapered portions are redrawn; substantially middle parts of the tapered portions have wall thicknesses which are equal to or greater than 0.3 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion, and the wall thicknesses (B) of the substantially middle parts of the tapered portions are equal to or smaller than 0.9 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion; and the wall thickness of the front tapered portion is thinner than the wall thickness of a rear tapered portion and the cylindrical portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a balloon catheter comprising a tubular catheter body coupled to a balloon and including means for inflating the balloon, and wherein the balloon is made of a polymer, the balloon comprising a cylindrical portion of a substantially uniform diameter, tapered portions at front and rear portions of the cylindrical portion, and connecting portions at the front and rear of the tapered portions, the cylindrical and tapered portions having a wall thickness, the improvement wherein: the balloon, including the tapered portions and the cylindrical portion, is made by biaxially drawing: the tapered portions are redrawn; substantially middle parts of the tapered portions have wall thicknesses which are equal to or greater than 0.3 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion, and the wall thicknesses (B) of the substantially middle parts of the tapered portions are equal to or smaller than 0.9 times the wall thickness (A) of said cylindrical portion; and the wall thickness of the front tapered portion is thinner than the wall thickness of a rear tapered portion and the cylindrical portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A balloon catheter as claimed in claim 4, in which said polymer is selected from the group consisting of (a) polyethylene terephthalate, (b) a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyester other than polyethylene terephthalate, (c) a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyolefin and (d) a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A balloon catheter as claimed in claim 5 in which the polymer is a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate and a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
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