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US 6,013,054 AGranted
Multifurcated balloon catheter
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorJohn Yeu Jiun Yan
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an inflatable member for intralumenal catheter which has been formed by vapor and/or gas cover deposition and a balloon formed by the method. Multi-furcated inflatable members can be made with essentially no pin holes and other defects.
Claims6
A balloon catheter comprising:
- a) an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends, and an inflation lumen extending therein;
- b) a seamless multifurcated balloon on a distal portion of the elongated shaft with each of the balloon multifurcations having an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, and a distal skirt;
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- c) an inner member extending within the elongated shaft having a proximal tubular portion with an inner lumen and multifurcated distal tubular portions with inner lumens in fluid communication with the inner lumen of the proximal portion, the distal tubular portions extending through the interior of the balloon multifurcations, having distal extremities to which the distal skirts of the multifurcated balloon are secured.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.