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Two-step/dual-diameter balloon angioplasty catheter for bifurcation and side-branch vascular anatomy

  • US 20060064064A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2004
  • Published: 03/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A balloon catheter for use in a vascular bifurcation or side-branch anatomy, comprising:

  • a catheter body; and

    a balloon positioned at a distal portion of the catheter body, the balloon including a balloon outer skin, a first lumen adapted to receive a guidewire and a second lumen configured to provide inflation and deflation of the balloon, the balloon having a first section with a first average diameter, and second section with a second average diameter that is smaller than the first average diameter, the first and second sections being coupled by a transition section that has a geometry and is sized to reduce vessel damage when position at a point of vessel bifurcation.

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