US5490839A
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Catheter balloon with retraction coating
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1995-05-22
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Granted: 1996-02-13
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Expires: 2015-05-22
Abstract
Abstract An inflatable balloon (14) for a catheter (10) includes a coating (15) which causes the balloon to prefer a predetermined, low profile configuration, such as a trifold configuration (40), when deflated. The balloon has a wall (13) which has an exterior polymeric coating (15). The coating (15) is set while the balloon is in the predetermined low-profile deflated configuration so that after inflation, the coating acts to urge the balloon to return to the low profile configuration as the balloon is deflated.
Inventors
- 👤 Lixiao Wang
- 👤 Linda J. Vickerman
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; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0045; A61M25/1002; A61M25/1027; A61M25/1038; B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/02; B29C49/04; A61M25/1029; A61M2025/1031; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1075; A61M2025/1088; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/079; B29C2949/08; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/04; B29C35/041; B29K; B29K2067/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/253; B29K2105/258; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/753; B29L2031/7542
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall, the balloon having a central body portion, a substantially uniform exterior set coating of a polymer on said central body portion, the coating being set in a predetermined folded deflated configuration of the balloon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall, the balloon having a central body portion, a substantially uniform exterior set coating of a polymer on said central body portion, the coating being set in a predetermined folded deflated configuration of the balloon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the balloon wall is made of a material which provides the balloon with its compliance characteristics.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the coating polymer is a shape memory polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The balloon of claim 3 wherein the coating polymer is a polyurethane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A balloon as in claim 1 wherein said inflation pressure is at least 13 atmospheres.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the balloon wall is made of a material which is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, polyamides, polycarbonates and stiff polyurethanes, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polyester copolymers and polyolefin copolymers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The balloon of claim 6 wherein the balloon wall material comprises polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall, the wall having a central body portion with an exterior set coating of a polymer thereon, the coating being set in a predetermined folded, deflated configuration of the balloon wherein the coating material and thickness are selected to provide the balloon with the property that the balloon will return to the predetermined folded configuration upon deflation after inflation to a pressure of at least 9 atm and the coating having a thickness, double-wall basis, within the range of 0.0001 to 0.0015 inches.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall, the wall having a central body portion with an exterior set coating of a polymer thereon, the coating being set in a predetermined folded, deflated configuration of the balloon wherein the coating material and thickness are selected to provide the balloon with the property that the balloon will return to the predetermined folded configuration upon deflation after inflation to a pressure of at least 9 atm and the coating having a thickness, double-wall basis, within the range of 0.0001 to 0.0015 inches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The balloon of claim 8 wherein the coating thickness, double wall basis, is 0.0005 to 0.0010 inches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the coating polymer has a glass transition temperature less than 37 degrees Centigrade.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the balloon wall is made of a material, the coating is applied from a solution of the coating polymer in a solvent, inert to the balloon wall material, and is set by drying the coating polymer solution while the balloon is maintained in said predetermined folded deflated configuration.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the coating material is applied as a curable formulation and is set by curing the formulation on the balloon while the balloon is maintained in said predetermined folded deflated configuration.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the predetermined folded deflated configuration is defined by at least three longitudinally extending lobes.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The balloon of claim 13 wherein the predetermined folded deflated configuration is a trifolded configuration.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the predetermined folded deflated configuration is an S-folded configuration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the balloon wall is made of a material, and the coating polymer is a polymer which displays greater shape memory at body temperature than the material of the balloon wall.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The balloon of claim 1 wherein the coating polymer is an elastomer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dilatation catheter comprising a dilatation element and inflation means therefor, the dilatation element comprising a balloon as in claim 1.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
114 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall made of a wall material, the balloon having a central body portion, and a substantially uniform exterior set coating of a polymer on said central body portion, the coating being set in a predetermined folded deflated configuration of the balloon wherein the coating material and coating thickness are selected so that the balloon is provided with the property that the balloon will return to the predetermined folded configuration upon deflation after it has been inflated to a pressure which is at least one atmosphere higher than the pressure which the same balloon, absent said coating, would withstand and return to its predetermined folded configuration.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
114 words
A balloon for a dilatation catheter comprising a balloon wall made of a wall material, the balloon having a central body portion, and a substantially uniform exterior set coating of a polymer on said central body portion, the coating being set in a predetermined folded deflated configuration of the balloon wherein the coating material and coating thickness are selected so that the balloon is provided with the property that the balloon will return to the predetermined folded configuration upon deflation after it has been inflated to a pressure which is at least one atmosphere higher than the pressure which the same balloon, absent said coating, would withstand and return to its predetermined folded configuration.
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