发明申请
- 专利标题: POROUS CATHETER BALLOON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
- 专利标题(中): 多孔导管气泡及其制造方法
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申请号: US12409785申请日: 2009-03-24
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公开(公告)号: US20100249702A1公开(公告)日: 2010-09-30
- 发明人: Jesus Magana , Randolf von Oepen , William E. Webler, Jr. , Allan Bradshaw , Kevin J. Ehrenreich
- 申请人: Jesus Magana , Randolf von Oepen , William E. Webler, Jr. , Allan Bradshaw , Kevin J. Ehrenreich
- 申请人地址: US CA Santa Clara
- 专利权人: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
- 当前专利权人: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA Santa Clara
- 主分类号: A61M25/10
- IPC分类号: A61M25/10 ; B29C35/08 ; B29C67/20
摘要:
A porous balloon or other catheter structure is formed by creating specific size pores for delivering an agent to a body lumen. The pores can be created by passing matter or energy through the surface of the catheter structure, as by a laser or a projectile. In the case of a laser, the catheter structure can be reversed so that the inner surface becomes the outer surface to convert diverging pores into converging pores. In the case of projectiles, a pore size can be achieved by selecting an appropriate size and shaped projectile to obtain the desired characteristic. Alternatively, a material to make the catheter structure can include impurities that can be removed once the catheter structure is set, leaving pores where the material formed around the impurities.