Surgery – Instruments – Internal pressure applicator
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-10
2007-04-10
Thaler, Michael (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Internal pressure applicator
C604S103000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10032962
ABSTRACT:
A balloon catheter having an improved balloon waist design in which material is removed prior to thermal processing. In one embodiment, a series of patterned voids are formed in the balloon waist to reduce the amount of polymeric material and to better control flowing polymeric material during thermal processing.
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Thaler Michael
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