Inflatable medical devices
AssigneeLoma Vista Medical, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Quillin Tilson, Mark Christopher Scheeff, Roland J. Downs, Christopher Michael Adams, Jon Michael Holweger
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Abstract
Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein.
Claims21
Medical inflatable device for use in a biological body including a fluid, the device comprising:
- a balloon having segments that are angularly adjacent to each other and parallel with a longitudinal axis of the device, the balloon including an annular lumen passing through a radial center of the balloon, the annular lumen having a distal port at a distal end of the annular lumen, and a proximal port at a proximal end of the annular lumen for permitting the fluid to flow of the biological body through the annular lumen;
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- a hollow shaft,
- the segments being inflatable by a tube connected to the hollow shaft.
Medical device for use in a biological body including a fluid, the device comprising:
- an inflatable balloon having segments that are angularly adjacent to each other and parallel with a longitudinal axis of the device, the balloon surrounding an interior lumen, the interior lumen being an annular lumen passing through a radial center of the balloon, the annular lumen having a distal port at a distal end of the annular lumen, and a proximal port at a proximal end of the annular lumen for permitting the fluid to flow through the annular lumen;
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- a hollow shaft located in the interior lumen;
- the segments being inflatable by a tube connected to the hollow shaft.
Medical device for use in a biological body including a fluid, the device comprising:
- an inflatable balloon having segments that are angularly adjacent to each other and parallel with a longitudinal axis of the device, the balloon surrounding an interior lumen, the interior lumen being an annular lumen passing through a radial center of the balloon, the annular lumen having a distal port at a distal end of the annular lumen, and a proximal port at a proximal end of the annular lumen for permitting the fluid to flow through the annular lumen;
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- a hollow shaft located in the interior lumen;
- wherein the segments are in an annular configuration, each segment being generally circular in cross-section when inflated and in fluid isolation from the other segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.