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Dilatation balloon assembly
Assignee: Cordis Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-15
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Granted: 1995-12-19
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Expires: 2014-08-15
Abstract
Abstract The stent placement dilation balloon assembly comprises a catheter having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, a balloon mounted to, about, and around the distal end portion of the catheter which has at least on opening therein communicating with the interior of the balloon, and, an elastic sleeve positioned about and around the balloon. The sleeve has an at rest diameter which is less than the width of the collapsed balloon if the collapsed balloon was allowed, when deflated, to assume a flat shape. A stent is mounted on the sleeve for placement in a vessel in a human body.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Hillstead
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61F2/86; A61F2/90; A61F2/95; A61F2/958; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1081; A61M29/00; A61M29/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a single catheter having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; a balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter; said catheter having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; and, an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon and axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is fixed at each end to said catheter and said catheter distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a single catheter having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; a balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter; said catheter having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; and, an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon and axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is fixed at each end to said catheter and said catheter distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
111 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said balloon walls each having a distal end and a proximal end, each balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its distal and proximal ends to said distal end portion of said single catheter body and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
111 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said balloon walls each having a distal end and a proximal end, each balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its distal and proximal ends to said distal end portion of said single catheter body and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween and each balloon wall having a distal end and a proximal end, both walls surrounding and being connected at both their distal and proximal ends to a portion of said single catheter body and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
104 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween and each balloon wall having a distal end and a proximal end, both walls surrounding and being connected at both their distal and proximal ends to a portion of said single catheter body and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; an inflatable balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter; said catheter body having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel; and, an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon, which is axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is connected at each end to said catheter body distal end portion thereby to form a space between said balloon and said sleeve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; an inflatable balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter; said catheter body having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel; and, an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon, which is axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is connected at each end to said catheter body distal end portion thereby to form a space between said balloon and said sleeve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure; comprising a catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said walls surrounding and being connected to said distal end portion of said catheter and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure; comprising a catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said walls surrounding and being connected to said distal end portion of said catheter and said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween, each balloon wall surrounding and being connected to a distal end portion of said catheter body and said distal end portion of said catheter body not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween, each balloon wall surrounding and being connected to a distal end portion of said catheter body and said distal end portion of said catheter body not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; an inflatable balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter body; said catheter body having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon, which is axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is connected at each end to said single catheter body thereby to form a space between said balloon and said sleeve; and, said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
137 words
A dilatation balloon assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising: a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end; an inflatable balloon mounted to, about, and around said distal end portion of said catheter body; said catheter body having means in said distal end portion thereof for communicating with the interior of said balloon; an outer elastic sleeve which is positioned about and around said balloon, which is axially coextensive with said balloon, which is capable of exerting a compressive force against said balloon and which is connected at each end to said single catheter body thereby to form a space between said balloon and said sleeve; and, said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
134 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said balloon walls each having a distal end and a proximal end, and said outer balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said inner balloon wall and said inner balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said distal end portion of said single catheter body; and, said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
134 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a distal end, a distal end portion, and a proximal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall with a space therebetween, said balloon walls each having a distal end and a proximal end, and said outer balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said inner balloon wall and said inner balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said distal end portion of said single catheter body; and, said catheter body distal end portion not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween and each balloon wall having a distal end and a proximal end and said outer balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said inner balloon wall and said inner balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to a distal end portion of said catheter body not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a dilatation balloon catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel during a vascular procedure comprising a single catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, the improvement residing in double wall dilatation balloon means including an inner inflatable balloon wall and an outer balloon wall having a space therebetween and each balloon wall having a distal end and a proximal end and said outer balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to said inner balloon wall and said inner balloon wall surrounding and being connected at both its' distal and proximal ends to a distal end portion of said catheter body not being open in a radial direction to the blood vessel.
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