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US 10,869,994 B2Granted
Apparatuses and methods for providing radiopaque medical balloons
AssigneeClearstream Technologies Limited
InventorsHiep Do, Andrew Schaffer, Paul Fillmore
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Abstract
A medical balloon is provided for which the working surface may be identified during an interventional procedure with enhanced precision. Related methods of manufacturing such a balloon are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method of providing a medical balloon or a parison for forming a medical balloon with a radiopaque portion, comprising:
- inserting a mandrel and a radiopaque material into the medical balloon or the parison;
- and
- expanding the mandrel.
A method of providing a medical balloon or a parison for forming a medical balloon with a radiopaque portion, comprising:
- inserting an inflatable mandrel and a radiopaque material into the medical balloon or the parison;
- and
- expanding the mandrel.
A method of providing a medical balloon, comprising:
- inserting an inflatable mandrel and a radiopaque material into a parison;
- expanding the mandrel;
- and
- blow molding the parison into the medical balloon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.