Surgery – Instruments – Internal pressure applicator
Patent
1998-03-17
1999-10-12
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Internal pressure applicator
604 96, A61M 2900
Patent
active
059647787
ABSTRACT:
An intravascular medical catheter and method of manufacturing a medical catheter are provided herein. The medical catheter includes a guidewire shaft, a sleeve, and a balloon. The sleeve is attached to the guidewire shaft while a distal tail of the balloon is thermally bonded to the sleeve. Because of the sleeve, the distal tail of the balloon can be thermally bonded even if the guidewire shaft is made of a material which is thermally incompatible with the balloon. Thus, for example, a medical catheter can be made with an HDPE guidewire shaft and a balloon made of PEBA, PET, Polyurethane, or Nylon. The resulting medical catheter has a catheter tip which is durable, flexible, and has a relatively low profile for good tracking in the body vessel and good lesion crossing.
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Brahana Christopher Todd
Fourmont Michelle E.
Fugoso Mauricio L.
Ma Schwab Sharon
Minas Maritess E.
Buiz Michael
Latham Dianne Plunkett
Lewis William W.
Medtronic Inc.
Patton Harold R.
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