Inflatable medical devices
AssigneeLoma Vista Medical, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Quillin Tilson, Mark Christopher Scheeff
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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.
Claims20
An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
- a balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer, a first middle layer, and a film layer radially outward of the first middle layer, wherein the film layer comprises a polymer film including a first longitudinal seam aligned with a longitudinal axis of the balloon, said longitudinal seam positioned on an external surface of the film layer;
- wherein the wall comprises a first section with a constant diameter along an extended longitudinal length of the balloon, a proximal section with a proximal taper, and a distal section with a distal taper.
An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
- a non-compliant balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer, a first middle layer, and a layer radially outward of the first middle layer, at least one of the inner layer, the first middle layer, and the layer radially outward of the first middle layer comprising a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels comprising a distinct and separate polymer film, wherein the plurality of panels are connected by at least one seam.
An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
- a balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, at least one of the inner layer and the outer layer comprising a film including an overlayered seam wherein a first portion of the film overlies another portion of the film;
- wherein the overlayered seam is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.