Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter and a method for manufacturing a catheter
- Patent Title (中): 导管及其制造方法
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Application No.: US13637056Application Date: 2011-03-28
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Publication No.: US09320868B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Adrian McHugh
- Applicant: Adrian McHugh
- Applicant Address: IE Dangan, Galway
- Assignee: Flip Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee: Flip Technologies Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dangan, Galway
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: IES2010/0181 20100326
- International Application: PCT/IE2011/000020 WO 20110328
- International Announcement: WO2011/117852 WO 20110929
- Main IPC: A61M25/16
- IPC: A61M25/16 ; A61M25/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61M25/10 ; H05B3/10 ; H05K1/02 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A balloon catheter comprising a catheter (3) and a balloon (7) located at a distal end (5) of the catheter (3). A plurality of measuring electrodes (12) formed on a primary substrate (17) extend around the catheter (3) within the balloon (7). The primary substrate (17) is formed by a portion of a flexible resilient membrane (25) which also forms a secondary substrate (19). The measuring electrodes (12) are formed on the primary substrate (17) by first electrically conductive tracks (27) and second electrically conductive tracks (28) which are electrically connected to the first electrically conductive tracks (27) are simultaneously formed on the secondary substrate (19). The membrane (25) is coiled to form a roll, and the primary substrate (17) is also coiled around the rolled secondary substrate (19). The coiled primary and secondary substrates (17,19) is urged through a second lumen (20) in the catheter (3) from the proximal end (4) thereof to a radial slot (21) in the catheter communicating with the second lumen (20). The primary substrate (17) is urged through the radial slot (20) and wrapped around and bonded to the catheter (3) to form the measuring electrodes (12) as band electrodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130090599A1 CATHETER AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CATHETER Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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