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US 2007/0167972 A1Published application
Balloon apparatus and methods
OwnerCharles Euteneuer, Duane Frioninventors
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Abstract
Balloon apparatus to access bodily lumen of a patient are disclosed. The balloon apparatus include an inflation tube, a core wire and a balloon. The balloon is secured to a distal end of the inflation tube and a core wire extending from the distal end of the inflation tube passes through a sleeve in the balloon. A proximal tube may be provided at the proximal end of the inflation tube. The balloon apparatus may be configured with a relatively small diameter using aspects of the present inventions.
Claims11
A balloon apparatus for accessing a bodily lumen of a patient, comprising:
- an inflation tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inflation lumen extending along at least a portion of the inflation tube, the inflation tube defining a distal inflation tube opening;
- a core wire extending through at least a portion of the inflation tube and extending from the distal end of the inflation tube;
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- a balloon defining an inflation chamber, the balloon secured over the distal portion of the inflation tube with the inflation chamber in fluid communication with distal inflation tube opening, the balloon including a sleeve, the core wire slidably received within the sleeve.
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