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BIFURCATION POST-DILATATION BALLOON AND METHODS

  • US 20090069878A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2008
  • Published: 03/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter assembly, comprising:

  • (a) a balloon member having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a circumferential bulge portion, the circumferential bulge portion being positioned at a location between the proximal and distal portions of the balloon, the circumferential bulge portion extending around a circumference of the balloon; and

    (b) a balloon restricting arrangement, the balloon restricting arrangement including;

    i. a distal restricting member configured to restrict a radially outward expanded dimension of the distal portion of the balloon to a restricted distal inflated dimension; and

    ii. a proximal restricting member configured to restrict a radially outward expanded dimension of the proximal portion of the balloon to a restricted proximal inflated dimension, the circumferential bulge portion of the balloon having a maximum inflated dimension that is greater than the restricted proximal inflated dimension and the restricted distal inflated dimension.

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