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Angioplasty catheter

  • US 5,100,381 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1990
  • Issued: 03/31/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dilatation catheter comprising:

  • an inner tube including a first inner tube section and a second inner tube section connected together and having a guide wire lumen extending therethrough, the second inner tube section extending distally from the first inner tube section and having an outer diameter which is less than the outer diameter of the first inner tube section, the first and second inner tube sections having wall thicknesses less than about 0.002 inches and having a lubricious material on their inner surfaces;

    an outer tube positioned over the inner tube to define an inflation lumen between the inner tube and the outer tube, the outer tube having a first outer tube section having a wall thickness of less than about 0.002 inches and a second outer tube section positioned distally of the first outer tube section having a wall thickness of less than about 0.003 inches, the second outer tube section having greater flexibility than and made of material different than material of the first outer tube section; and

    a balloon having a proximal portion connected to a distal end of the second outer tube section and a distal portion connected to a distal end of the second inner tube section, the balloon being made of material different than material of the second outer tube section.

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