Methods of manufacturing an embolic filter balloon
AssigneeMerit Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorJohn William Hall
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Abstract
An embolic filter balloon is disclosed. The embolic filter balloon may comprise an inflatable balloon portion. Further, the inflatable balloon portion may be coupled to a filter member. The embolic filter balloon may be disposed in a body lumen. In some embodiments, the embolic filter balloon may be configured such that when the inflatable balloon portion is at least partially inflated the filter member extends at least partially across the body lumen. Such a configuration may allow the embolic filter balloon, when deployed, to filter particles greater than a predetermined size from a fluid in the body lumen.
Claims15
A method of manufacturing an embolic filter balloon, comprising:
- rotationally spinning a flowable material comprising polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to create fibers by rotating a spinneret to expel the flowable material from an orifice on a circumference of the spinneret in the absence of an electric field such that the fibers form an embolic filter;
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- coupling the embolic filter to an inner lumen of the embolic filter balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.