BALLOON CATHETER HAVING METAL BALLOON AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

Title:

BALLOON CATHETER HAVING METAL BALLOON AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003011363

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A metal balloon catheter (10) having a main tubular body, a metal balloon (14) proximate a distal end of the main tubular body (12), a central annulus extending along an entire longitudinal aspect of the catheter for accommodating a guidewire therethrough and an inflation annulus adjacent the central annulus which extends along the longitudinal axis of the main tubular body (12) and terminates in fluid flow communication with an inflation chamber of the metal balloon (14). The metal balloon catheter (10) may be either unitary integral metal catheter in which the main tubular body and the balloon are fabricated of metal, or it may consist of a polymeric main tubular body (12) and a metal balloon (14).

Inventors:

BOYLE CHRISTOPHER T (US)
BAILEY STEVEN R (US)
BANAS CHRISTOPHER E (US)
PALMAZ JULIO C (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2002/024800

Publication Date:

September 12, 2003

Filing Date:

July 31, 2002

Export Citation:

Click for automatic bibliography generation Help

Assignee:

ADVANCED BIO PROTHESTIC SURFAC (US)
BOYLE CHRISTOPHER T (US)
BAILEY STEVEN R (US)
BANAS CHRISTOPHER E (US)
PALMAZ JULIO C (US)

International Classes:

A61F2/82; A61M25/00; A61M29/02; (IPC1-7): A61M29/00

Foreign References:

US6231572B1	2001-05-15
US5704908A	1998-01-06

Other References: