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US 12,583,192 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.
Claims18
A lamination apparatus, comprising:
- a medical balloon comprising a plurality of layers in need of lamination;
- and
- a vacuum bag in which the medical balloon is positioned;
- wherein the vacuum bag is configured to be evacuated to laminate the medical balloon.
1 more element
A lamination apparatus, comprising:
- a medical balloon comprising a plurality of layers in need of lamination;
- and
- an evacuated receiver comprising a vacuum bag in which the medical balloon is positioned;
- wherein the receiver is configured to be evacuated to laminate the medical balloon.
1 more element
A method of laminating a medical balloon having a plurality of layers in need of lamination, comprising:
- placing the medical balloon into a vacuum bag;
- and
- evacuating the vacuum bag to laminate the medical balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.