Probe With Asymmetric Balloon
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1. A device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the device having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- a) a support element extending along the longitudinal axis;
b) a tool mechanically mounted on the support element and being adapted to be used near a wall of the lumen on at least a first side of the longitudinal axis; and
c) element, the balloon having at least one portion that is less radially expandable than at least one other portion of the balloon, at a same axial position along said support element.
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Abstract
A device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the device having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a) a support element extending along the longitudinal axis; b) a tool mechanically mounted on the support element and being adapted to be used near a wall of the lumen on at least a first side of the longitudinal axis; and c) element, the balloon having at least one portion that is less radially expandable than at least one other portion of the balloon, at a same axial position along said support element.
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1. A device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the device having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
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a) a support element extending along the longitudinal axis;
b) a tool mechanically mounted on the support element and being adapted to be used near a wall of the lumen on at least a first side of the longitudinal axis; and
c) element, the balloon having at least one portion that is less radially expandable than at least one other portion of the balloon, at a same axial position along said support element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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29. A method of manufacturing a device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the method comprising:
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a) placing an elastically expandable balloon around a support element having an axis;
b) masking the balloon asymmetrically, such that a first portion of the balloon is masked more than a second portion of the balloon, said first and second portions extending along the axis. c) applying a stiffening material to the masked balloon; and
d) unmasking the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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33. A method of manufacturing a device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the method comprising:
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a) placing an elastically expandable balloon around a support element having an axis;
b) applying a heat-shrink material to the first portion of the balloon; and
c) heating the heat-shrink material as to let it shrink around the first portion of the balloon.
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38. A method of manufacturing a device adapted to be inserted into a lumen, the method comprising:
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a) fixing a sheet of polymeric material around a support element having an axis;
b) piercing the sheet of polymeric material as to allow an inflation tube extending along the support element to supply an inflating fluid through the pierce, c) placing an elastic balloon around the pierced sheet of polymeric material; and
d) heat-fusing a first portion of the elastic balloon to an adjacent portion of the pierced sheet of polymeric material, such that upon supplying inflating material through the inflation tube, the first portion of the balloon will not inflate. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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47. A device comprising an asymmetric balloon, MRI coil and magnet.
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