US5738901A
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Catheter balloon with retraction coating
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1995-11-01
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Granted: 1998-04-14
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Expires: 2015-11-01
Abstract
Abstract An inflatable balloon (14) for a catheter (10) includes a coating (15) which causes the balloon to prefer a predetermined, low profile configuration, such as a trifold configuration (40), when deflated. The balloon has a wall (13) which has an exterior polymeric coating (15). The coating (15) is set while the balloon is in the predetermined low-profile deflated configuration so that after inflation, the coating acts to urge the balloon to return to the low profile configuration as the balloon is deflated.
Inventors
- 👤 Lixiao Wang
- 👤 Linda J. Vickerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61M25/0043; A61M25/0045; A61M25/1002; A61M25/1027; A61M25/1038; B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/02; B29C49/04; A61M25/1029; A61M2025/1031; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1075; A61M2025/1088; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/079; B29C2949/08; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/04; B29C35/041; B29K; B29K2067/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/253; B29K2105/258; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/753; B29L2031/7542
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for treating a dilatation balloon to prefer a preshaped, deflated folded configuration so that, after inflation to a dilatation pressure, the balloon reattains the preshaped deflated folded configuration when the balloon is deflated, the method comprising forming the balloon into said preshaped deflated folded condition, coating the balloon with a formulation comprising a coating polymer and, while the balloon is in said preshaped deflated folded configuration, setting the coating.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for treating a dilatation balloon to prefer a preshaped, deflated folded configuration so that, after inflation to a dilatation pressure, the balloon reattains the preshaped deflated folded configuration when the balloon is deflated, the method comprising forming the balloon into said preshaped deflated folded condition, coating the balloon with a formulation comprising a coating polymer and, while the balloon is in said preshaped deflated folded configuration, setting the coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coating formulation is applied as a solution of the coating polymer in a solvent, inert to the balloon wall material, and is set by drying the applied solution while the balloon is maintained in said preshaped deflated folded condition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the coating is applied by dipping the balloon into the coating polymer solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the coating is applied by spraying the coating polymer solution onto the balloon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coating formulation is a thermoset formulation and is set by curing the formulation while the balloon is maintained in said preshaped deflated folded configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coating polymer is a polymer having greater shape memory than the balloon wall material.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for treating a dilatation balloon to prefer a preshaped, deflated folded configuration so that, after inflation to a dilatation pressure, the balloon reattains the preshaped deflated folded configuration when the balloon is deflated, the method comprising forming the balloon into said preshaped deflated folded condition, coating the balloon with a formulation comprising a coating polymer and, while the balloon is in said preshaped deflated folded configuration, setting the coating, wherein the coating material and thickness are selected to provide the balloon with the property that the balloon will return to the preshaped deflated folded configuration upon deflation after inflation to a pressure of at least 9 atm.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for treating a dilatation balloon to prefer a preshaped, deflated folded configuration so that, after inflation to a dilatation pressure, the balloon reattains the preshaped deflated folded configuration when the balloon is deflated, the method comprising forming the balloon into said preshaped deflated folded condition, coating the balloon with a formulation comprising a coating polymer and, while the balloon is in said preshaped deflated folded configuration, setting the coating, wherein the coating material and thickness are selected to provide the balloon with the property that the balloon will return to the preshaped deflated folded configuration upon deflation after inflation to a pressure of at least 9 atm.
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