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Balloon catheter

  • US 20030163154A1
  • Filed: 02/20/2003
  • Published: 08/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A balloon catheter comprising:

  • a long shaft having an internal hollow; and

    a balloon provided at the distal end of the shaft, the balloon being inflated/deflated in accordance with the pressure of the fluid supplied to the inside of the balloon through the internal hollow of the shaft, wherein the shape of the balloon when inflated has a curved part between the proximal end and the distal end of the balloon, and the extent of curve in the curved part becomes larger as the internal pressure of the balloon is increased.

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