Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter with tapered compliant balloon and tapered stent
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Application No.: US17322631Application Date: 2021-05-17
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Publication No.: US11648138B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Stephen Craig Olson, Jr. , Senthil Eswaran , Erik Eli
- Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular System Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular System Inc.
- Current Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular System Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Fulwider Patton LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/958
- IPC: A61F2/958 ; A61F2/915 ; A61M25/10 ; A61F2/89

Abstract:
A balloon comprising: a center portion having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and a length between the proximal end and the distal end. The center portion comprises: a first nominal diameter and a first radial modulus at the proximal end; a second nominal diameter and a second radial modulus at the distal end; further wherein, the first nominal diameter is equal to the second nominal diameter, such that, when the balloon is inflated to a nominal pressure, the center portion has a constant diameter over the length; and further wherein, the first radial modulus is smaller than the second radial modulus, such that, when the balloon is inflated above a nominal pressure, the center portion adopts a tapered shape in which the proximal end has a first stretched diameter and the distal end has a second stretched diameter, the first stretched diameter being larger than the second stretched diameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210275332A1 CATHETER WITH TAPERED COMPLIANT BALLOON AND TAPERED STENT Public/Granted day:2021-09-09
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