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US 2007/0191766 A1Published application
Balloon catheter having nanotubes
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorDavid McMorrow
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Abstract
A device is provided comprising an inflatable surface with nanotubes disposed on the inflatable surface. The device may be a balloon-type catheter, with the inflatable surface comprising a balloon with nanotubes disposed on the surface. When used as a balloon catheter, the device may be used to deposit material on or transplant material to the surface of an implanted medical device such as a stent implanted in the body of a patient.
Claims29
A medical device comprising:
- an expandable surface, the expandable surface sized to fit within an organic vessel, the expandable surface expandable from a first position to a second position;
- and
- a plurality of nanotubes disposed on the expandable surface.
A medical device comprising:
- a first inflatable membrane having an outer surface;
- a plurality of nanotubes disposed on the first inflatable surface;
- and
- an elongated member in physical communication with the inflatable membrane.
1 more element
A balloon catheter comprising:
- a first inflatable balloon having an outer surface and defining an interior volume;
- a plurality of nanotubes disposed on the surface of the first inflatable balloon;
- an elongated member capable of positioning the first inflatable balloon at a treatment site within the body of a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.