Variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheters

Details Variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheters Variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheters

1994-09-08

1996-03-19

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604101, 604264, 606194, 128658, A61M 2900

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054999731

ABSTRACT:
A variable stiffness balloon dilatation catheter is disclosed in which one or more polymeric sleeves are heat-shrunk around portions of an inner tubular element so as to form stiffening bands that provide variable stiffness longitudinally along the catheter.

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