Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Direct application of electrical or wave energy to work – Reshaping – drawing or stretching
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-01
2011-10-11
Wollschlager, Jeffrey (Department: 1742)
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Direct application of electrical or wave energy to work
Reshaping, drawing or stretching
C264S454000, C264S458000, C264S481000, C264S482000, C264S167000, C264S523000, C264S288400, C264S288800, C604S096010, C604S103060
Reexamination Certificate
active
08034280
ABSTRACT:
Catheters, balloons, and methods of manufacturing balloons for balloon catheters using lasers are disclosed. A catheter with a shaft sized for use with a 0.014 inch guide wire includes a polymeric balloon having a body portion with an inflated outer diameter of more than 6 millimeters. An inflatable balloon includes an inflated outer diameter to inner waist diameter ratio of 12.5 to 1. An inflatable polymeric balloon that has a body portion with two regions that have different molecular orientations is also provided. A method of processing an elongate polymeric material includes heating a portion of the polymeric material with a laser while longitudinally stretching the portion of the polymeric material. A method of manufacturing a balloon includes heating and longitudinally stretching a first and second portion of an elongate polymeric tube to form first and second end portion. The remaining body portion is radially expanded to form the balloon.
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Ali Afsar
Horn Daniel J.
Schewe Scott
Weber Jan
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Seager Tufte & Wickhem LLC
Wollschlager Jeffrey
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