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US 2012/0259193 A1Published application
Electrically conductive balloon catheter
AssigneeSanovas, Inc.
InventorsErhan H. Gunday, Lawrence J. Gerrans, Lon Chu
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Abstract
A balloon catheter having a mesh affixed thereto. The mesh is formed having members extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the balloon into columns and rows respectively. Each member of the mesh has a resistance or impedance that changes as the member is deformed such that, when the member comprises a length (L) a measured resistance or impedance will be different than when the member comprise a length (L1) where L1 is greater than L.
Claims28
A balloon catheter comprising:
- a mesh affixed to a balloon, said mesh having:
- members extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the balloon into columns and rows respectively, each member of said mesh having a resistance or impedance that changes as the member is deformed such that, when the member comprises a length (L) a measured resistance or impedance will be different than when the member comprise a length (L1) where L1 is greater than L.
A method for constructing a balloon catheter comprising the steps of:
- forming a mesh by extending members longitudinally and circumferentially to form columns and rows, each member of said mesh having a resistance or impedance that changes as the member is deformed such that, when the member comprises a length (L) a measured resistance or impedance will be different than when the member comprise a length (L1) where L1 is greater than L;
- and
- affixing the mesh to a balloon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.