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US 5,344,400 AGranted
Balloon catheters containing molded polyarylenesulfide material
AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Kaneko, Toshinobu Ishida, Akira Mochizuki
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Abstract
A balloon catheter having a balloon which is produced by molding polyarylenesulfide or an alloy thereof wherein polyarylenesulfide is a main constituent, and the balloon is provided with excellent dimensional stability as well as sufficient softness and flexibility, leading to an improved trackability of the catheter to reach the target lesion.
Claims7
In a balloon catheter having an inflatable balloon, the improvement comprising:
- the balloon produced by molding a polyarylenesulfide or an alloy thereof wherein the polyarylenesulfide is a main constituent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.