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US 2014/0276407 A1Published application
Medical Devices Having Micropatterns
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRobert B. DeVries, Samuel Raybin, James Weldon, Claude O. Clerc, Gary J. Leanna, Gary S. Kappel, Meghan Elizabeth Soens, Paul Smith
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Abstract
Medical devices having one or more micropatterned surfaces (e.g., micropatterned coatings).
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a catheter;
- a balloon mounted on the catheter, the balloon extending longitudinally from a distal end to a proximal end and having an outer surface, the balloon radially expandable from a first state wherein the balloon has a first diameter to an inflated state wherein the balloon has a second diameter greater than the first diameter;
- wherein the balloon, in the inflated state, defines a laterally-facing body portion that extends along the portion of the balloon having the largest diameter, the lateral-facing body portion comprising a lateral-facing surface, wherein the outer surface of the balloon comprises:
- the lateral-facing surface,
- a distal-facing surface extending from the distal end of the lateral-facing surface to the distal end of the balloon and having a diameter less than the lateral-facing surface, and
- a proximal-facing surface extending from the proximal end of the lateral-facing surface to the proximal end of the balloon and having a diameter less than the lateral-facing surface,
- wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the balloon comprises a micropattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.