Abstract:
Method for fabricating a balloon catheter including providing an inner tubular member having a distal section and a distal end with a lumen extending therein and forming a balloon having a distal leg with a first segment having a first diameter and a first wall thickness and a second segment having a second wall thickness. The second diameter is greater than the first diameter and the first wall thickness is greater than the second wall thickness. The distal end section of the inner tubular member can be positioned in the balloon and bonded to the first segment while reducing the diameter of the second segment. Method also provided for fabricating a multilayer balloon catheter including removing at least a portion of an outer layer from the distal leg of the balloon.
Abstract:
Balloon catheter includes an elongate tubular shaft having an outer tubular member having proximal and distal portions, and an inner tubular member having a distal length extending distally from the distal portion of the outer tubular member. The elongate tubular shaft has an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein. The guidewire lumen extends along at least the distal length of inner tubular member. The balloon catheter also includes a distal end section coupled to a distal end of the inner tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon catheter also includes a balloon having a proximal portion sealingly coupled to the distal portion of the outer tubular member, a distal portion sealingly coupled to the distal end section, and a working length therebetween. The balloon defines an inner chamber. The proximal end of the distal end section is disposed within the inner chamber.
Abstract:
Balloon catheter includes an elongate tubular shaft having an outer tubular member having proximal and distal portions, and an inner tubular member having a distal length extending distally from the distal portion of the outer tubular member. The elongate tubular shaft has an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein. The guidewire lumen extends along at least the distal length of inner tubular member. The balloon catheter also includes a distal end section coupled to a distal end of the inner tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon catheter also includes a balloon having a proximal portion sealingly coupled to the distal portion of the outer tubular member, a distal portion sealingly coupled to the distal end section, and a working length therebetween. The balloon defines an inner chamber. The proximal end of the distal end section is disposed within the inner chamber.
Abstract:
Method of forming a balloon catheter includes providing an elongate tubular shaft having an outer tubular member having proximal and distal portions, and an inner tubular member having a distal length extending distally from the distal portion of the outer tubular member. The elongate tubular shaft has an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein. The guidewire lumen extends along at least the distal length of inner tubular member. The method also includes coupling a distal end section to a distal end of the inner tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end. The method also includes coupling a proximal end of a balloon to the distal portion of the outer tubular member, and coupling a distal portion of the balloon to the distal end section. The balloon has a working length between the proximal end and the distal end. The balloon defines an inner chamber. The proximal end of the distal end section is disposed within the inner chamber.
Abstract:
Balloon catheter includes an elongate tubular shaft having an outer tubular member having proximal and distal portions, and an inner tubular member having a distal length extending distally from the distal portion of the outer tubular member. The elongate tubular shaft has an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein. The guidewire lumen extends along at least the distal length of inner tubular member. The balloon catheter also includes a distal end section coupled to a distal end of the inner tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon catheter also includes a balloon having a proximal portion sealingly coupled to the distal portion of the outer tubular member, a distal portion sealingly coupled to the distal end section, and a working length therebetween. The balloon defines an inner chamber. The proximal end of the distal end section is disposed within the inner chamber.
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods for joining one or more tubing sections together to form a tubular catheter device, for shaping one or more tubular sections of a catheter device, and/or for fusing elements (e.g., a radiopaque marker) onto a portion of the catheter. Each section of the catheter is typically fabricated independently from the other sections. Subsequently, the separate sections are fused together to form the catheter. The methods described herein allow the various sections of the catheter to be fitted together for fabrication without the use of heat-shrink tubing. The fitted parts are clamped in a die or mold at a temperature at or near room temperature; the die is then rapidly heated to fuse the parts, rapidly cooled back down to a temperature at or about room temperature, and removed from the die.
Abstract:
Balloon catheter includes an elongate tubular shaft having an outer tubular member having proximal and distal portions, and an inner tubular member having a distal length extending distally from the distal portion of the outer tubular member. The elongate tubular shaft has an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein. The guidewire lumen extends along at least the distal length of inner tubular member. The balloon catheter also includes a distal end section coupled to a distal end of the inner tubular member and having a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon catheter also includes a balloon having a proximal portion sealingly coupled to the distal portion of the outer tubular member, a distal portion sealingly coupled to the distal end section, and a working length therebetween. The balloon defines an inner chamber. The proximal end of the distal end section is disposed within the inner chamber.
Abstract:
Apparatuses and methods for joining one or more tubing sections together to form a tubular catheter device, for shaping one or more tubular sections of a catheter device, and/or for fusing elements (e.g., a radiopaque marker) onto a portion of the catheter. Each section of the catheter is typically fabricated independently from the other sections. Subsequently, the separate sections are fused together to form the catheter. The methods described herein allow the various sections of the catheter to be fitted together for fabrication without the use of heat-shrink tubing. The fitted parts are clamped in a die or mold at a temperature at or near room temperature; the die is then rapidly heated to fuse the parts, rapidly cooled back down to a temperature at or about room temperature, and removed from the die.