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Shrinking balloon catheter having nonlinear or hybrid compliance curve
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-29
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Granted: 1994-09-20
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Expires: 2012-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A balloon catheter, having a non-linear compliance curve, made up of a single layered balloon, that was molded from a polymeric material to have a specific nominal diameter and then shrunk to a diameter that is less than the specific nominal diameter. When the shrunk balloon is expanded it has the characteristics of a compliant balloon until its diameter has been expanded to its original specific nominal diameter after which it follows the non compliant compliance curve that it would have had it not been shrunk.
Inventors
- 👤 Lixiao Wang
- 👤 The Thomas T. Tran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1027; A61M25/1029; A61M25/104; B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/42; B29C49/78; B29C49/783; B29C2049/7831; B29C49/786; B29C2049/7864; B29C2049/78645; B29C2049/7879; B29C49/08; B29C49/087; B29C49/64; B29C49/6409; B29C49/6418; B29C49/64195; B29L; B29L2022/00; B29L2022/02; B29L2022/022; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/753; B29L2031/7542; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A catheter comprising: an elongated catheter tube having a proximal and a distal end, a single layered dilating element secured to the distal end of said elongated catheter tube, said single layered dilating element having a hybrid compliance curve that includes compliant and non compliant portions, said elongated catheter tube having an inflation lumen extending from its proximal to its distal end, the distal end of said inflation lumen communicating with the interior of said single layered dilating element, inflation means in communication with the proximal end of said inflation lumen for metering inflation fluid into the inflation lumen and the interior of said single layered dilating element to cause the dilating element to expand in the diametric direction in conformance with its hybrid compliance curve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A catheter comprising: an elongated catheter tube having a proximal and a distal end, a single layered dilating element secured to the distal end of said elongated catheter tube, said single layered dilating element having a hybrid compliance curve that includes compliant and non compliant portions, said elongated catheter tube having an inflation lumen extending from its proximal to its distal end, the distal end of said inflation lumen communicating with the interior of said single layered dilating element, inflation means in communication with the proximal end of said inflation lumen for metering inflation fluid into the inflation lumen and the interior of said single layered dilating element to cause the dilating element to expand in the diametric direction in conformance with its hybrid compliance curve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the hybrid compliance curve includes a relatively steep slope section corresponding to the compliant portion and a relatively shallow slope section corresponding to the non compliant portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention as set forth in claim 2 wherein the relatively steep slope section corresponds to the initial inflation phase of the catheter and the relatively shallow slope section corresponds to the secondary inflation phase of the catheter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the compliant characteristics of the single layered dilation element is reversible through multiple inflation-deflation cycles provided the single layered dilation element is not inflated sufficiently to extend into the non compliant portion of its hybrid compliance curve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the single layered dilating element is made of a copolyester material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the single layered dilating element is made of a homopolymer material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the single layered dilating element is made of a polyethylene terephalate homopolymer material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the single layered dilating element is made of a polymer having an intrinsic viscosity that is less than 1.00.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A catheter including an inflatable balloon portion having a hybrid compliance curve that includes a compliant and a non compliant portion: a balloon molded from non compliant plastic material having an original non-compliant diameter and then shrunk to a second diameter that is smaller than said original non-compliant diameter, means for inflating the balloon, said balloon following a compliant compliance curve during initial inflation until it has been stretched to a diameter that is substantially equal to the original non-compliant diameter and upon further inflation it follows a non compliant compliance curve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
A catheter including an inflatable balloon portion having a hybrid compliance curve that includes a compliant and a non compliant portion: a balloon molded from non compliant plastic material having an original non-compliant diameter and then shrunk to a second diameter that is smaller than said original non-compliant diameter, means for inflating the balloon, said balloon following a compliant compliance curve during initial inflation until it has been stretched to a diameter that is substantially equal to the original non-compliant diameter and upon further inflation it follows a non compliant compliance curve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as set forth in claim 9 wherein the balloon is made of a copolyester material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as set forth in claim 9 wherein the balloon is made of a homopolymer material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention as set forth in claim 9 wherein the balloon is made of a polyethylene terephalate homopolymer material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as set forth in claim 9 wherein the balloon is made of a polymer having an intrinsic viscosity that is less than 1.00.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as set forth in claim 12 wherein the balloon is made of a polymer having an intrinsic viscosity that is less than 1.00.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention as set forth in claim 9 wherein the compliant characteristics of the balloon are reversible through multiple inflation-deflation cycles provided the balloon is not expanded larger than its original non-compliant diameter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
110 words
A catheter including an inflatable balloon portion having a hybrid compliance curve that is advantageous in particular medical applications comprising: a balloon, said balloon having been molded to a specific diameter and being formed of a plastic material, said molded balloon having been shrunk to a diameter that is less than its original specific diameter, means for inflating the balloon such that upon initial application of an inflation media to the balloon portion of the catheter, the balloon will be inflated and will follow a compliant compliance curve, after which and upon the application of increased pressure through the inflation media the balloon will follow a non compliant compliance curve.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
110 words
A catheter including an inflatable balloon portion having a hybrid compliance curve that is advantageous in particular medical applications comprising: a balloon, said balloon having been molded to a specific diameter and being formed of a plastic material, said molded balloon having been shrunk to a diameter that is less than its original specific diameter, means for inflating the balloon such that upon initial application of an inflation media to the balloon portion of the catheter, the balloon will be inflated and will follow a compliant compliance curve, after which and upon the application of increased pressure through the inflation media the balloon will follow a non compliant compliance curve.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as set forth in claim 16 wherein the balloon is made of a copolyester material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as set forth in claim 16 wherein the balloon is made of a homopolymer material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention as set forth in claim 16 wherein the balloon is made of a polyethylene terephalate homopolymer material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as set forth in claim 16 wherein the balloon is made of a polymer having an intrinsic viscosity that is less than 1.00.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as set forth in claim 19 wherein the balloon is made of a polymer having an intrinsic viscosity that is less than 1.00.
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