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US 11,577,057 B2Granted
Inflatable medical devices
AssigneeLoma Vista Medical, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Q. Tilson, Mark C. Scheeff, Paul J. Dreyer
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Abstract
Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The devices can be medical invasive balloons, such as those used for transcutaneous heart valve implantation, such as balloons used for transcatheter aortic-valve implantation. The balloons can have high strength, fiber-reinforced walls.
Claims17
A medical balloon, comprising:
- a base layer;
- and
- in order from the base layer,
- (i) a hoop fiber wound over the base layer and embedded in a resin;
- and
- (ii) at least one longitudinal fiber extending over the hoop fiber,
- wherein the hoop fiber and the at least one longitudinal fiber are not woven together.
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A medical balloon having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a base layer;
- and
- in order from the base layer,
- (i) a first fiber repeatedly wound over the base layer in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- (ii) at least one second fiber extending over at least two adjacent winds of the first fiber in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- and
- an outer layer above the at least one second fiber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.