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AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsFrancesco Greco, Kenneth Jorgensen, Marianne Nielsen, Anders Pedersen, Knud Aundal
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A disposable balloon catheter and corresponding catheter system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the catheter system comprises several components, such as: (a) an elongated catheter comprising a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end; (b) an elongated balloon carrier having a second proximal end, a second distal end and a second outer diameter, the second proximal end of the carrier and the first distal end of the catheter being configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrier, the second outer diameter of the balloon carrier being similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter; and (c) a disposable balloon formed from an expandable and resilient biocompatible material, the balloon having a lumen disposed between a third proximal end and a third distal end thereof, the lumen having at least a third inside diameter. The second proximal end of the carrier and the first distal end of the catheter are preferably configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the second outer diameter of the balloon carrier is similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter such that the second diameter of the carrier and the third diameter of the balloon permit the balloon first to be slideably mounted onto the balloon carrier and second to be slideably moved from the carrier onto the catheter when the second proximal end of the carrier is matingly or otherwise suitably engaged with the first distal end of the catheter.
A catheter system having a disposable balloon, comprising:
A disposable balloon for use in a catheter system comprising an elongated catheter having a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, an elongated balloon carrier having a second proximal end, a second distal end and a second outer diameter, the second proximal end of the carrier and the first distal end of the catheter being configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrier, the second outer diameter of the balloon carrier being similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter, the balloon being formed from an expandable and resilient biocompatible material, the balloon comprising:
A method of making a disposable balloon for use in a catheter system comprising an elongated catheter having a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, an elongated balloon carrier having a second proximal end, a second distal end and a second outer diameter, the second proximal end of the carrier and the first distal end of the catheter being configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrier, the second outer diameter of the balloon carrier being similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter, the balloon being formed from an expandable and resilient biocompatible material, the method comprising:
A disposable balloon system for use with an elongated catheter comprising a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, the disposable balloon system comprising:
A catheter system having a disposable means for expanding, comprising:
A disposable means for expanding for use in a catheter system comprising an elongated catheter having a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, an elongated means for carrying the expanding means having a second proximal end, a second distal end and a second outer diameter, the second proximal end of the carrying means and the first distal end of the catheter being configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrying means, the second outer diameter of the carrying means being similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter, the expanding means being formed from an expandable and resilient biocompatible material, the expanding means comprising:
A disposable means for expanding system for use with an elongated catheter comprising a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, the disposable expanding means system comprising:
A method of mounting a disposable balloon on an elongated catheter using a disposable balloon system, the elongated catheter comprising a first outer diameter, a first proximal end and a first distal end, the disposable balloon system comprising an elongated balloon carrier having a second proximal end, a second distal end and a second outer diameter, the second proximal end of the carrier and the first distal end of the catheter being configured to permit the first distal end of the catheter to matingly engage the second proximal end of the carrier, the second outer diameter of the balloon carrier being similar to the first outer diameter of the catheter, and a disposable balloon formed from an expandable and resilient biocompatible material, the balloon having a lumen disposed between a third proximal end and a third distal end thereof, the lumen having at least a third inside diameter, the second diameter of the carrier and the third diameter of the balloon being configured to permit the balloon first to be slideably mounted onto the balloon carrier and second to be slideably moved from the carrier onto the catheter when the second proximal end of the carrier is matingly engaged with the first distal end of the catheter, the method comprising:
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