INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
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1. An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
- a balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer, a first middle layer, and an outer layer, wherein the first middle layer is substantially contiguous throughout the wall, and wherein the first middle layer comprises a radiopaque material.
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Abstract
Inflatable medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. The inflatable medical devices can be medical balloons. The balloons can be configured to have a through-lumen or no through-lumen and a wide variety of geometries. The device can have a high-strength, non-compliant, fiber-reinforced, multi-layered wall. The inflatable medical device can be used for angioplasty, kyphoplasty, percutaneous aortic valve replacement, or other procedures described herein.
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1. An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
a balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer, a first middle layer, and an outer layer, wherein the first middle layer is substantially contiguous throughout the wall, and wherein the first middle layer comprises a radiopaque material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An inflatable device for use in a biological body comprising:
a non-compliant balloon comprising a wall comprising an inner layer, a first middle layer, and an outer layer, wherein the first middle layer comprises a first elongated strip, and wherein the first elongated strip comprises a first radiopaque material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- 24. A non-compliant balloon comprising an outer layer, an inner layer and a radiopaque foil between the outer layer and the inner layer.
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